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.
Monday, 11 June 2012
Chapter 79 - supercondensed
Daiyu praises his elegy. Yingchun is
betrothed; few are enthusiastic about the match. Caltrop is excited about Pan’s
wedding to Xia Jingui, but
cumulative grief makes Baoyu ill; he laid up for a month. Jingui exploits and
dominates Pan.
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