Passionate women : : female suicide in late imperial China / / edited by Paul S. Ropp, Paola Zamperini, and Harriet T. Zurndorfer.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ropp, Paul S., 1944-; Zamperini, Paola,; Zurndorfer, Harriet Thelma,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Köln : : Brill,, [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (165 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• "Foreword"
• "Passionate Women: Female Suicide in Late Imperial China-Introduction"
• "The Daughter, the Singing-Girl, and the Seduction of Suicide"
• "Managing Martyrdom: Female Suicide and Statecraft in Mid-Qing China"
• "Untamed Hearts : Eros and Suicide in Late Imperial Chinese Fiction"
• "Signifying Bodies: The Cultural Significance of Suicide Writings by Women in Mid-Qing China"
• "Bibliography"
• Index.