Abandoned Women and Boudoir Resentment : : The Construction of the Feminine Voice in Early Medieval Chinese Literature.

"This book studies the formation of the male-constructed conventional voice of women in Chinese literature from the 3rd to 6th century. It highlights specific moments during which the feminine voice became recognized, accepted, and stabilized, including the shift of focus from the performative...

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Superior document:Women and gender in China studies ; 13.
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Women and gender in China studies ; 13.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • A new type of gaze and the rise of the feminine voice
  • Longing for a worthy match: Jian'an writing about women and the beginning of a poetic tradition
  • Gender, genre, and historical narrative
  • Is it a man or a woman speaking? Mapping gender in early texts
  • Neglected voices of early medieval women writers
  • Epilogue: Creating the voice of an other.