Women's Tanci fiction in late imperial and early twentieth-century China
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press
2015
[2015] |
| Colección: | Comparative cultural studies.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009707518506719 |
| Sumario: | 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 from, the orally performed version also called tanci). She explores the tradition through a comparative analysis of five seminal texts. Guo argues that Chinese women writers of the period position the personal within the diegesis in order to reconfigure their moral commitments and personal desires. By fashionin |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781612493824 9781612493817 |
