Title Androgyny in late Ming and early Qing literature / Zuyan Zhou

Published Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2003] ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (x, 324 pages) : illustrations Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Introduction: Androgyny Defined -- Androgyny in Chinese Philosophy -- Gender Ambiguity in Late Ming and Early Qing Culture -- The Plum in the Golden Vase: A Prelude to the Androgyny Craze -- The Peony Pavilion: A Paean to the Androgynous Ideal -- Scholar-Beauty Romance Idealistic Expression of the Androgynous Vision -- The Peach Blossom Fan: An Ambivalent Hymn to Political Androgyny -- The Dream of the Red Chamber: A Shattered Dream of Androgyny -- Conclusion: Androgyny as Literary Trend and Strategy in Fashioning Chinese Literati Identity -- Symbolic Values and Gender Associations of Some Flowers and Plants in Chinese Literature Summary "The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese culture. A flourishing economy, widespread education, rising individualism, a prevailing hedonism - all of these had contributed to the gradual disintegration of traditional gender roles in late Ming and Qing China (1550-1750) and given rise to the phenomenon of androgyny. Now, Zuyan Zhou sheds new light on this important period, offering a highly original and astute look at the concept of androgyny in key works of Chinese fiction and drama from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries." "Based on in-depth readings, exhaustive reasearch in Chinese and English secondary sources, and analytical approaches from Western cultural criticism, Androgyny in Late Ming and Early Qing Literature will be welcomed by students and scholars of gender studies as well as those interested in Chinese literature and history."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL In English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Chinese literature -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- History and criticism Chinese literature -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- History and criticism Androgyny (Psychology) in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies. Androgyny (Psychology) in literature Chinese literature Chinese literature -- Ming dynasty Qing Dynasty (China) Literatur Androgynie Psychologie, Motiv Chinesisch 18.86 Chinese language and literature. Androgyny (Psychology) in literature. Chinese literature -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- History and criticism. Chinese literature -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- History and criticism. Chinesisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2002013108 ISBN 9780824861452 0824861450

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