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THE MYTHOLOGY OF STONE: A STUDY OF INTERTEXTUALITY OF ANCIENT CHINESE STONELORE AND THREE CLASSIC NOVELS
Abstract
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the intertextual relations between the composite symbolism of ancient Chinese stonelore and the literary stone imageries presented in three classic Chinese novels--Water Margin, The Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber. The purpose of this project is not only to acknowledge the essentially folkloric character of the stone imageries embodied in the three literary texts, but to study the modification and accretion of the stone symbol in the process of its development into a literary theme.
Subject Area
Comparative literature
Recommended Citation
WANG, JING, "THE MYTHOLOGY OF STONE: A STUDY OF INTERTEXTUALITY OF ANCIENT CHINESE STONELORE AND THREE CLASSIC NOVELS" (1985). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI8517165.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8517165