Women writers of traditional China : an anthology of poetry and criticism / edited by Kang-i Sun Chang and Haun Saussy ; Charles Kwong, associate editor ; Anthony C. Yu and Yu-kung Kao, consulting editors.
1999
PL2278 .W65 1999 (Mapit)
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Women writers of traditional China : an anthology of poetry and criticism / edited by Kang-i Sun Chang and Haun Saussy ; Charles Kwong, associate editor ; Anthony C. Yu and Yu-kung Kao, consulting editors.
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9780804732314 (paperback)
0804732310 (paperback)
0804732302
9780804732307
0804732310 (paperback)
0804732302
9780804732307
Imprint
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1999.
Language
English
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xxiv, 891 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Call Number
PL2278 .W65 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification
895.1/10809287
Summary
"This anthology of Chinese women's poetry in translation brings together representative selections from the work of some 130 poets from the Han dynasty to the early twentieth century."
"These poets include empresses, imperial concubines, courtesans, grandmothers, recluses, Buddhist nuns, widows, painters, farm wives, revolutionaries, and adolescent girls thought to be incarnate immortals. Some women wrote out of isolation and despair, finding in words a mastery that otherwise eluded them. Others were recruited into poetry by family members, friends, or sympathetic male advocates.
Some dwelt on intimate family matters and cast their poems as addresses to husbands and sons at large in the wide world of men's affairs." "The primary purpose of this anthology is to put before the English-speaking reader evidence of the poetic talent that flourished, against all odds, among women in premodern China."--Jacket.
"These poets include empresses, imperial concubines, courtesans, grandmothers, recluses, Buddhist nuns, widows, painters, farm wives, revolutionaries, and adolescent girls thought to be incarnate immortals. Some women wrote out of isolation and despair, finding in words a mastery that otherwise eluded them. Others were recruited into poetry by family members, friends, or sympathetic male advocates.
Some dwelt on intimate family matters and cast their poems as addresses to husbands and sons at large in the wide world of men's affairs." "The primary purpose of this anthology is to put before the English-speaking reader evidence of the poetic talent that flourished, against all odds, among women in premodern China."--Jacket.
Note
"These poets include empresses, imperial concubines, courtesans, grandmothers, recluses, Buddhist nuns, widows, painters, farm wives, revolutionaries, and adolescent girls thought to be incarnate immortals. Some women wrote out of isolation and despair, finding in words a mastery that otherwise eluded them. Others were recruited into poetry by family members, friends, or sympathetic male advocates.
Some dwelt on intimate family matters and cast their poems as addresses to husbands and sons at large in the wide world of men's affairs." "The primary purpose of this anthology is to put before the English-speaking reader evidence of the poetic talent that flourished, against all odds, among women in premodern China."--Jacket.
Some dwelt on intimate family matters and cast their poems as addresses to husbands and sons at large in the wide world of men's affairs." "The primary purpose of this anthology is to put before the English-speaking reader evidence of the poetic talent that flourished, against all odds, among women in premodern China."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 851-869) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Genealogy and Titles of the Female Poet
pt. 1. Poetry. From Ancient Times to the Six Dynasties (222-589). Tang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-60). Song Dynasty (960-1279). Yuan Dynasty (1264-1368). Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
pt. 2. Criticism. Female Critics and Poets. Male Critics and Poets. App. A. A Note on Song-Lyrics with a Glossary of Tune-Titles
App. B. A Chronological Chart of Chinese History.
pt. 1. Poetry. From Ancient Times to the Six Dynasties (222-589). Tang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-60). Song Dynasty (960-1279). Yuan Dynasty (1264-1368). Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
pt. 2. Criticism. Female Critics and Poets. Male Critics and Poets. App. A. A Note on Song-Lyrics with a Glossary of Tune-Titles
App. B. A Chronological Chart of Chinese History.