The Drinking Game in The Dream of the Red Chamber: Divination, Prophecy, and Imitation
In this paper, I examine the drinking game of lot-drawing as a prophetic device in the novel The Dream of the Red Chamber (Honglou meng 紅樓夢) and a pastiche of it called Shanghai dust (Haishang chentian ying 海上塵天影). In both works, the outcome of the drinking game proves to be prophetic signs that rev...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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International journal of divination and prognostication
Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-78 |
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qian divination
B Honglou meng (The Dream of the Red Chamber) B theory of play B drinking game B Prophecy |
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