Rereading the Stone

Ep 58: Hong lou meng chapter 27 part 2/2

November 03, 2021 Kevin Wilson, William Jones Season 1 Episode 58
Rereading the Stone
Ep 58: Hong lou meng chapter 27 part 2/2
Show Notes

In this episode we broach one of the most central questions of Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — why bury fallen flowers? Attempting to answer this question, we discuss cuckoos, mottled bamboo, the end of spring, cold pillows, inner chambers, and tears of blood. We also touch upon the relationship between interpretative spaces and values to live by.