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#ReadingTheStone S1 Episode 4: On Dreams and Illusion - and Chapter 5
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Eileen, Waiyee, and Ann dive into Chapter 5 of Hongloumeng - and respond to #ReadingTheStone questions about the role of dreams in Chinese literature, translating xian as immortal or fairy, the author's invention of a supernatural pantheon, the illusion of knowledge and the novelistic form, and musical structure as a way of thinking about Chapter 5's revelations.
Thanks for listening! Find us at readingthestone.com or @ReadingTheStone on Twitter.
24 episoder
Manage episode 352514306 series 3437151
Eileen, Waiyee, and Ann dive into Chapter 5 of Hongloumeng - and respond to #ReadingTheStone questions about the role of dreams in Chinese literature, translating xian as immortal or fairy, the author's invention of a supernatural pantheon, the illusion of knowledge and the novelistic form, and musical structure as a way of thinking about Chapter 5's revelations.
Thanks for listening! Find us at readingthestone.com or @ReadingTheStone on Twitter.
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