Cao Xueqin

The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days (Volume I) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780141935164
• Artikelnr.: 38151711

Autorenporträt

Cao Xueqin (?1715-63) was born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in Nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel The Story of the Stone.

David Hawkes was Professor of Chinese at Oxford University from 1959 - 1971 and a Research Fellow of All Souls College from 1973-1983. He now lives in retirement in Wales.

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