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></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></P><P>The book is an insightful resource for both scholars of Chinese literature and for linguists with a focus on translation studies.</P>