Hong Lou Meng is one of the most beautiful and important novels in world literature, but, well... it's a bit long. And a bit dense, especially in translation. So I'll be posting an English summary, a chapter per day, a supercondensed summary and maybe other thoughts or articles.
I use the 1791 Cheng-Gao version, simplified characters, pinyin and Hawkes' English character names, as they are so much more evocative and distinctive.
Whether you're a student, a literary fan, or just curious, enjoy.
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Chapter 23 - supercondensed
Yuanchun
sends an edict that the girls and Baoyu are to move into the garden. Baoyu
drifts from blissful happiness to artistic ennui. Baoyu introduces Daiyu to
‘the Western Chamber’ by a weir before they bury flowers together.
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