The Story of Stone

Intertextuality, Ancient Chinese Stone Lore, and the Stone Symbolism in Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and The Journey to the West

By:

Jing Wang

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Post-Contemporary Interventions

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In this study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition - all concerning stones endowed with magical properties - Jing Wang develops a reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang's comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insights into major topics in traditional Chinese literature. Uniting classical Chinese studies with contemporary Western theoretical concerns, Wang examines these stone narratives by analyzing intertextuality within Chinese traditions. She offers interpretations to long-standing critical issues, such as the paradoxical character of the monkey in "The Journey to The West", the circularity of narrative logic in "Dream of the Red Chamber", and the structural necessity of the stone tablet in "Water Margin".

Release date Australia

December 23rd, 1991

Author

Jing Wang

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

358

Series

Post-Contemporary Interventions

Dimensions

138x216x27

ISBN-13

9780822311959

Product ID

25086699

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