Lectures
Reading Dream of the Red Chamber: A Philosophic Approach

Date: 15:00, Monday, June 27, 2011
Venue: Multifunctional Hall (4F)
Lecturer: Liu Zaifu, reputable scholar
Booking Code: 110610

Dream of the Red Chamber is a masterpiece of literature that enjoys the same literary fame as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Greek Tragedy and Dante’s Divine Comedy and stands for the highest level of human literature.

Literature as it is, yet a philosophic approach towards Dream of the Red Chamber could facilitate the understanding of its true spirits, according to the speaker.

 About the Lecturer
Mr. Liu Zaifu, born in 1941 in Fujian, has once been the director of Institute of Literature of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, editor-in-chief for Literature Review and council member of Chinese Writers’ Association. He has also been to Chicago University, Stockholm University, University of British Columbia and University of Colorado as visiting professor and scholar. Reading Dream of the Red Chamber: A Philosophic Approach

 

How to Attend the Lectures
1. Tickets are available at the information desk since June 17, 2011.
2. Text Message Booking: readers could text "JZ(Blank)Booking Codes(Blank)Name" to 021 5395 9993.
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