Archive - Dream of the Red Chamber

The Chinese Language in Dream of the Red Chamber

Or — why I don't offer a complete glossary in pinyin

23 hrs ago •

Lin Daiyu Leaves Home

The action begins

May 15 •

Is It Really Fate?

Taking a deep dive into 原應嘆息

May 14 •

The Spring Cycle

The name of the Jia sisters mirrors the eventual fate of the family

May 13 •

Jia Yucun Misses The Point

How we know he was talking nonsense

May 12 •

The Metaphysics of Jia Baoyu

Jia Yucun tries to explain stuff he doesn't understand

May 11 •

The Jia Baoyu In All Of Us

Making sense of Jia Baoyu

May 10 •

Jia Baoyu on Men and Women

Jia Baoyu's unusual character is revealed

May 9 •

Breaking The Narrative Rules

Cao Xueqin subverts expectations

May 8 •

Jia Yucun Gossips

Also: the birth of Jia Baoyu

May 7 •

4 Ways AI Can Hack Literature

Going beyond "cheating" into worlds of crazy literary depth

May 6 •

Jia Yucun Misses Transcendence

A brief passage full of philosophic meaning

May 5 •

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