{"product_id":"approaches-to-teaching-the-story-of-the-stone-dream-of-the-red-chamber-9781603291118","title":"Approaches to Teaching the Story of the Stone (Dream of the Red Chamber)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Schonebaum | Tina Lu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - Chinese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eDream of the Red Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e), a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin and continued by Gao E, tells of an amazing garden, of a young man's choice between two beautiful women, of his journey toward enlightenment, and of the moral and financial decline of a powerful family. Published in 1792, it depicts virtually every facet of life in eighteenth-century China--and has influenced culture in China ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 of this volume, \"Materials,\" provides information and resources that will help teachers and students begin and pursue their study of \u003ci\u003eStone\u003c\/i\u003e. The essays that constitute part 2, \"Approaches,\" introduce major topics to be covered in the classroom: Chinese religion, medicine, history, traditions of poetry, material culture, sexual mores, servants; \u003ci\u003eStone\u003c\/i\u003e in film and on television; and the formidable challenges of translation into English that were faced by David Hawkes and then by John Minford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Language Association of America","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47572677427351,"sku":"9781603291118","price":3971.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781603291118.webp?v=1774890769","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/approaches-to-teaching-the-story-of-the-stone-dream-of-the-red-chamber-9781603291118","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}