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A Companion to The Story of the Stone : A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide by Egan;, Kenneth Hsien-Yung Pai;Susan Chan is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
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The Story of the Stone (also known as Dream of the Red Chamber) is widely held to be the greatest work of Chinese literature, beloved by readers ever since it was first published in 1791. The story revolves around the young scion of a mighty clan who, instead of studying for the civil service examinations, frolics with his maidservants and girl cousins. The narrative is cast within a mythic framework in which the protagonist’s rebellion against Confucian strictures is guided by a Buddhist monk a
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Egan;, Kenneth Hsien-Yung Pai;Susan Chan
- Publisher
- Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 3)
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231553131
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Collections, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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