{"product_id":"9781603291118","title":"Approaches to Teaching The Story of the Stone (Dream of the Red Chamber)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (or \u003cb\u003eDream of the Red Chamber\u003c\/b\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 of this volume, \"Materials,\" provides information and resources that will help teachers and students begin and pursue their study of \u003cb\u003eStone\u003c\/b\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; \u003cb\u003eStone\u003c\/b\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Language Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062390210800,"sku":"9781603291118","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603291118_p0.jpg?v=1763826464","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603291118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}