Tina Lu

Colonel John Trumbull Professor of East Asian Languages & Literatures; Head of Pauli Murray College; Chair, East Asian Languages & Literatures

Council on East Asian Studies

Research Interests:

Late Imperial Chinese Literature; Chinese Fiction and Drama, 1550-1750

Humanities Quadrangle, Room 117

Phone: 203-432-2867

tina.lu@yale.edu

Website

Courses

The Story of the Stone (or The Dream of the Red Chamber)

EALL 3180, HUMS 4301

Close reading of the eighteenth-century Chinese novel The Dream of the Red Chamber, with particular attention to historical context. Readings also in secondary and theoretical materials. Students are expected to read three chapters a week in the original Chinese.

Instructor permission required.

Seminar

Spring 2026

T 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM

The Story of the Stone (or The Dream of the Red Chamber)

EALL 6180

Close reading of the eighteenth-century Chinese novel The Dream of the Red Chamber in the original, with focus on nineteenth-century commentaries, historical context, and secondary materials.

Prerequisite: knowledge of Chinese.

Seminar

Spring 2026

T 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM