{"product_id":"reading-art-in-literature-the-marvelous-case-of-the-story-of-the-stone-9781638571933","title":"Reading Art in Literature: The Marvelous Case of \"The Story of the Stone\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading Art in Literature: The Marvelous Case of \"The Story of the Stone\"\u003c\/em\u003e offers a richly textured literary analysis of how Cao Xueqin embeds art objects-paintings, heirlooms, mystical artifacts, and the iconic Prospect Garden-into the fabric of his novel as allegorical guides and symbols of cultural memory. Set in Qing-era aristocratic society, these objects express sentiment, reveal social structures, and ultimately reflect the Buddhist theme of life's illusory nature. This is a literary, not art-historical, study that examines how fiction transforms material culture into narrative meaning. Enhanced with full-color images, the book illuminates how visual culture deepens the reader's engagement with one of China's greatest novels. An essential resource for scholars of Chinese literature, aesthetics, and imperial visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevy, Dore J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dore J. Levy is Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of East Asian Studies at Brown University. Dr. Levy's previous publications include Chinese Narrative Poetry: the Late Han through T'ang Dynasties (Duke University Press) and Ideal and Actual in The Story of the Stone (Columbia University Press).","brand":"Cambria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580142387474,"sku":"9781638571933","price":128.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e493a1b3-e872-467a-9012-5a40eddb0483.jpg?v=1756207642","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-art-in-literature-the-marvelous-case-of-the-story-of-the-stone-9781638571933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}