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Rereading the Stone is a weekly discussion of historical Chinese literature, philosophy, and poetry, currently focusing on the Qing dynastic Classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong lou meng 紅樓夢) also known as Story of the Stone (Shitou ji 石頭記).
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Ep. 92: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 1
Published: October 3, 2025 18:00
This chapter (of Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢) admits of dualities? So here in part 1 we cover the first half (gold 金), which involves some extensive bickering over money (including an eyebrow-raising subscription scheme to collect funds for Xifeng’s…
Ep. 91: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 42 part 2
Published: August 11, 2025 17:00
Daiyu and Baochai exchange literary intimacies, and meta-literary musings! Is reading bad, actually? Or, is it Baochai who is kind of a fascist? Would Baochai reframe from reading her own book? Or is it Daiyu who should be “called out” for her classist…
Ep. 90: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 42 part 1
Published: July 9, 2025 18:00
Suppose your child were born on the seventh day of the seventh month, what would you do? If you saw an immortal soul falling into the well of mortal existence, would you intervene and save them? Suppose you were facing a lifetime of strangely illiquid…
Ep. 89: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 41 part 2
Published: May 20, 2025 19:00
One of our favorite sections of the text — Grannie Liu takes Baoyu’s bed for a spin, dreaming her own dream of red chambers! A full sensory experience, we compare it to Bayou’s dream from Qin Keqing’s bed.Support the show
Ep. 88: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 41 part 1
Published: April 4, 2025 18:00
Granny Liu’s choice of cups (wood is good!) figures prominently in this installment. A wide-ranging discussion of social class and constructed value, as the real and unreal reveal themselves to be deeply interwoven.Support the show
Ep. 87: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 3
Published: February 12, 2025 00:00
This part of chapter 40 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng) is a lot of poetic fun, but is it purely fun and games? What kind of symbolism and foreshadowing lie within, and will illicit references catch the censor’s gaze? How will…
Ep. 86: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 2
Published: November 18, 2024 17:00
More excellent Granny Liu content, as we travel deeper into the garden, soon by means of pleasure craft, with Xifeng at the helm. When withered lotus petals are observed on the surface of the water, Daiyu famously discusses the poetry of Tang poet Li…
Ep. 85: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 40 part 1
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Published: June 8, 2024 03:00
It's Chapter 40 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng), and we're accompanying Grannie Liu on her tour of Prospect Garden. In what ways is the garden reflective of, and in dialogue with, Grannie’s Liu’s dreams and desires? What does…
Ep. 84: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 39 part 2
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Published: April 6, 2024 18:00
In this episode, we puzzle over Grannie Liu’s arithmetic while questioning how age and social class more broadly inform her interactions with Grandmother Jia. A continuation of our discussion of chapter 39 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone),…
Ep. 83: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 chapter 39 part 1/2
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Published: January 31, 2024 05:00
We treat the first part of Chapter 39 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng), as Li Wan and friends wax philosophical on the importance of having good servants to dissipate loneliness... our discussion turns toward issues of social…