Wanton women in late-imperial Chinese literature : models, genres, subversions and traditions /
"The contributors to Wanton Women in Late-Imperial Chinese Literature: Models, Genres, Subversions and Traditions draw attention to 'wanton woman' themes across time as they were portrayed in court history (McMahon), fiction (Stevenson), drama (Lam, Wu), and songs and ballads (Ôki, E...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2017]
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| Series: | Women and gender in China studies ;
volume 8 |
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| Online Access: | Available via EBSCO eBook Collection |
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| Summary: | "The contributors to Wanton Women in Late-Imperial Chinese Literature: Models, Genres, Subversions and Traditions draw attention to 'wanton woman' themes across time as they were portrayed in court history (McMahon), fiction (Stevenson), drama (Lam, Wu), and songs and ballads (Ôki, Epstein, McLaren). Looking back, the essays challenge us with views of sexual transgression that are more heterogeneous than modern popular focus on Pan Jinlian would suggest. Central among the many insights to be found is that despite gender performance in Chinese history being overwhelmingly determined by the needs of patriarchal authority, men and women in the late imperial period discovered diverse ways in which to reflect on how men constantly sought their own bearings in reference to women"-- In Wanton Women in Late-Imperial Chinese Literature, the essay contributors explore how from the late Ming onward images of sexually transgressive women developed across a range of genres as women and men addressed tensions between past ideals and lived worlds. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004340626 9004340629 9789004339156 9004339159 |