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Rereading the Stone

Rereading the Stone

By: Kevin Wilson William Jones
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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).© 2025 Rereading the Stone Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Ep. 93: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 2

    Ep. 93: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 2
    Nov 14 2025

    It’s time for part 2 (earth 土) of Chapter 43 of Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone, Hongloumeng 紅樓夢), where Baoyu performs a non-performative ritual observance of the death of Golden. We discuss Baoyuean theories of language as use, while also discussing the poetry of Cao Zhi 曹植 (192 – 232), including one “cutting edge” translation.

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    41 mins
  • Ep. 92: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 1

    Ep. 92: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 43 part 1
    Oct 3 2025

    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 birthday…) Next episode will cover the second half of the chapter (earth 土).

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    40 mins
  • Ep. 91: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 42 part 2

    Ep. 91: Rereading Hong lou meng 紅樓夢 Chapter 42 part 2
    Aug 11 2025

    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 joke? “Grannie Liu, more like Grannie Locust?, amirite?” 他是那一門子的姥姥？直叫他是個『母蝗蟲』就是了！ -Daiyu

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    37 mins
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