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.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Chapter 46 - supercondensed
Lady Xing tries to get Faithful as a concubine for Jia
She, summoning Xifeng and Faithful’s family. She is upset and unwilling,
and responds to Jia She’s anger by swearing a lifetime of allegiance to Lady
Jia, who is furious at being deceived.
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