Cao Xueqin

The Story of the Stone

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds.

Produktdetails

• The Story of the Stone
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 1977
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9780140443264
• ISBN-10: 0140443266
• Artikelnr.: 21314129

Autorenporträt

Cao Xueqin; Translated with an Introduction by David Hawkes

Inhaltsangabe

Note on Spelling
Preface
Chapter 27
Beauty Perspiring sports with butterflies by the Raindrop Pavilion; And
Beauty Suspiring weeps for fallen blossoms by the Flowers' Grave
Chapter 28
A Crimson cummerbund becomes a pledge of friendship; And a chaplet of
medicine-beads becomes a source of embarassment
Chapter 29
In which the greatly blessed pray for yet greater blessings; And the highly
strung rise to new heights of passion
Chapter 30
Bao-Chai speaks of a fan and castigates her deriders; Charmante scratches a
'qiang' and mystifies a beholder
Chapter 31
A torn fan is the price of silver laughter; And a lost kylin is the clue to
a happy marriage
Chapter 32
Bao-yu demonstrates confusion of mind by his declaration to the wrong
person; And Golden shows an unconquerable spirit by ending her humiliation
in death
Chapter 33
An envious younger brother puts in a malicious word or two; And a
scapegrace elder brother recieves a terrible chatisement
Chapter 34
A wordless message meets with silent understanding; And a groundless
imputation leads to undeserved rebukes
Chapter 35
Sulky Silver tastes some lotus-leaf soup; And Golden Oriole knots a
flower-patterned fringe
Chapter 36
Bao-chai visits Green Delights and bears strange words from a sleeper; And
Bao-yu visits Pear-tree Court and learns hard facts from a performer
Chapter 37
A happy inspiration prompts Tan-chun to found the Crab-flower Club; And an
ingenious arrangment enables Bao-chai to settle the chysanthemum poem
titles
Chapter 38
River Queen triumphs in her treatment of chysanthemum themes; And Lady
Allspice is satirical on the subject of crabs
An inventive old countrywoman tells a story of somewhat questionable
veracity; And and impressionable young listener insists on getting to the
bottom of the matter
Chapter 40
Lady Jia holds two feasts in one day in the Prospect Garden; And Faithful
makes four calls on three dominoes in the Painted Chamber
Chapter 41
Jia Bao-yu tastes some superior tea at Green Bower Hermitage; And Grannie
Liu samples the sleeping accommodation at Green Delights
Chapter 42
Lady Allspice wins over a suspicious nature with some well-intentioned
advice; And River Queen enhances her reputation as a wit with some amusing
sarcasms
Chapter 43
An old woman's whim is the occasion of a birthday collection; And a young
man's remorse finds solace in a simple ceremony
Chapter 44
Xi-feng's jealousy is the object of an unexpected provocation; And
Patience's toilet is a source of unexpected delight
Chapter 45
Sisterly understanding finds expression in words of sisterly frankness; And
autumnal pluviousless is celebrated in verses of autumnal melancholy
Chapter 46
An awkward person is given an awkward mission; And a faithful maid vows
faithfulness unto death
Chapter 47
In pursuit of love the Oaf King takes a fearful beating; And from fear of
reprisal the Reluctant Playboy makes a hasty getaway
Chapter 48
The Love-Deluded One Turns his thoughts to trade and travel; And the Poetry
Enthusiast applies herself to making verses
Chapter 49
Red flowers bloom brighter in dazzling snow; And venison reeks strangely on
rosebud lips
Chapter 50
Linked verses in Snowy Rushes Retreat; And lantern riddles in the Spring In
Winter Room
Chapter 51
A clever cousin composes some ingenious riddles; And an unskilful physician
prescribes a barbarous remedy
Chapter 52
Kind Patience conceals the theft of a Shrimp Whisker bracelet; And brave
Skybright repairs the hole in a Peacock Gold snow-cape
Chapter 53
Ning-guo House sacrifices to the ancestors on New Year's Eve; And Rong-guo
House entertains the whole family on Fifteenth Night
Appendix I: Regulated Verse
Appendix II: Threesomes with the Dominoes
Appendix III: Unsolved Riddles
Characters in Volume 2
Genealogical Tables