Kaige Song
School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, China.
*Corresponding author: Kaige Song
Abstract
Yu Pingbo’s Studies on The Story of the Stone is the authoritative work of Yu Pingbo’s Redology studies (the scholarship on The Story of the Stone). It consists of three volumes with a total of sixteen essays. These essays address abundant research topics, such as the continuation of the novel, textual collation, the interpretation of content, the novel’s style, and the incomplete state of the original manuscript. By the combination of textual collation and literary appreciation, Yu lays the foundation for the new paradigm of literary criticism. It inspires literary studies to conform to scientific research methods. He also embeds letters, diagrams, and annotations into his arguments. These devices make this book both interesting and persuasive. This book is China’s classical representative work of Redology studies, implying enduring value for contemporary Redology scholarship. In recent years, the translation and dissemination of Chinese literary works have been gaining much emphasis. It remains necessary and urgent to make Redology enthusiasts and researchers in English countries pay attention to Redology scholars’ classical studies.
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How to cite this paper
Yu Pingbo’s Studies on The Story of the Stone: A Book Review
How to cite this paper: Kaige Song. (2025). Yu Pingbo’s Studies on The Story of the Stone: A Book Review. Sociology & Social Policy, 2(3), 149-153.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ssp.2025.12.003