Women's Tanci Fiction in Late Imperial and Early Twentieth-Century China |
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| Author:
| Guo, Li |
| Series title: | Comparative Cultural Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55753-713-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Purdue University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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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. Li Guo explores the tradition through a comparative analysis of five seminal texts. She argues that Chinese women writers of the period position the personal within the diegesis in order to reconfigure their moral commitments and personal desires.
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. Li Guo explores the tradition through a comparative analysis of five seminal texts. She argues that Chinese women writers of the period position the personal within the diegesis in order to reconfigure their moral commitments and personal desires.