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Androgyny in late Ming and early Qing literature /

"The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese culture. A flourishing economy, widespread education, rising individualism, a prevailing hedonism - all of these had contributed to the gradual disintegration of traditional g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zhou, Zuyan, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2003]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Androgyny Defined
  • Androgyny in Chinese Philosophy
  • Gender Ambiguity in Late Ming and Early Qing Culture
  • The Plum in the Golden Vase: A Prelude to the Androgyny Craze
  • The Peony Pavilion: A Paean to the Androgynous Ideal
  • Scholar-Beauty Romance Idealistic Expression of the Androgynous Vision
  • The Peach Blossom Fan: An Ambivalent Hymn to Political Androgyny
  • The Dream of the Red Chamber: A Shattered Dream of Androgyny
  • Conclusion: Androgyny as Literary Trend and Strategy in Fashioning Chinese Literati Identity
  • Symbolic Values and Gender Associations of Some Flowers and Plants in Chinese Literature.