Dream of the Red Chamber

<p>This edited volume contains an excellent collection of contributions and presents various informative topics under the central theme: literary and translation approaches to China’s greatest classical novel <i>Hongloumeng</i>.</p><p>Acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature <i>Hongloumeng </i>(known in English as <i>The Dream of the Red Chamber</i> or <i>The Story of the Stone</i>) epitomizes 18th century Chinese social and cultural life. Owing to its kaleidoscopic description of Chinese life and culture the novel has also exerted a significant impact on world literature. Its various translations either full-length or abridged have been widely read by an international audience. The contributors to this volume provide a renewed perspective into <i>Hongloumeng</i> studies by bringing together scholarship in the fields of literary and translation studies. Specifically the use of corpora in the framework of digital humanities in a number of chapters helps re-address many issues of the novel and its translations from an innovative angle. </p><p>The book is an insightful resource for both scholars of Chinese literature and for linguists with a focus on translation studies.</p>