The Story of Stone: Intertextuality, Ancient Chinese Stone Lore, and the Stone Symbolism in Dream of the Red Chamber, Water Margin, and Th

by Jing Wang

Book Overview

In this pathbreaking study of three of the most familiar texts in the Chinese tradition-all concerning stones endowed with magical properties-Jing Wang develops a monumental reconstruction of ancient Chinese stone lore. Wang's thorough and systematic comparison of these classic works illuminates the various tellings of the stone story and provides new insight into major topics in traditional Chinese literature.
Bringing together Chinese myth, religion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082231195X
• ISBN13: 9780822311959
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"