Women's Tanci fiction in late imperial and early twentieth-century China /

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In Women's Tanci Fiction in Late Imperial and Early Modern China, Li Guo presents the first book-length study in English of women's tanci fiction, the distinctive Chinese form of narrative written in rhymed lines during the late imperial to early modern period (related to, but different fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guo, Li, 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2015]
Series:Comparative cultural studies.
Subjects:
Chinese fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Femmes dans la littérature.
Narration.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Chinese.
Chinese fiction > Women authors.
Women.
Feminist theory.
Gender roles.
Role behavior.
Literature: history & criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Envisioning A Nascent Feminine Agency in Zaishengyuan (Destiny of Rebirth); Chapter Two: Disguised Scholar, Fox Spirit, and Moralism in Bishenghua (Blossom from the Brush); Chapter Three: Ethics, Filial Piety, and Narrative Sympathy in Mengyingyuan (Dream, Image, Destiny); Chapter Four: Gender, Spectatorship, and Literary Portraiture in Mengyingyuan; Chapter Five: Cross-Dressing as a Collective Act in Xianü qunying shi (A History of Women Warriors).
  • Chapter Six: Illustrating a New Woman in Fengliu zuiren (The Valiant and The Culprit)Conclusion; Appendix: Chinese Characters for Authors' Names, Terms, and Titles of Works; Works Cited; Index.

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