"Stone Journal Exploration" "Early Steps in the Study of the Exploration of Dream of the Red Chamber"

Author: Liang Guizhi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This is the second revised and expanded edition of the author's Stone Table published in 1983, exploring the plot of the lost manuscript after the first eighty chapters. Stone Table was written in 1980 and is considered a "monograph on the study of lost texts" in the history of Red Studies. Zhou Ruchang wrote a preface for it in 1981, first introducing the term "study of lost texts." After the "legendary publication" of Stone Table, ten years have passed. During this time, the reactions from all sides have been varied, with both praise and criticism, but the overall trend has still been "improving." It was printed three times in 1983, 1985, and 1991, with a total print run of 46,000 copies. In the field of Red Studies, if we exclude works like "poetry and verse annotations," this print run is still quite impressive and could compete for a spot on the "bestseller list." The charm that Stone Table has brought to "Red enthusiasts" can thus be imagined.