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The burden of female talent the poet Li Qingzhao and her history in China / Ronald Egan.
| Author/creator | Egan, Ronald, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2013. |
| Description | vii, 422 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series ; 90 |
| Contents | Women as writers in the Song Dynasty -- Writing and the struggle for acceptance -- Song lyrics preliminaries -- Widowhood, remarriage, divorce -- Writings from the aftermath -- The "afterword" -- The beginnings of "Li Qingzhao": reception during the Southern Song and Yuan -- Saving the widow, denying the remarriage: reception during the Ming and Qing -- Modernism, revisionism, feminism: reception in modern times -- Song lyrics, part 1 -- Song lyrics, part 2. |
| Abstract | "By re-examining the Chinese woman poet Li Qingzhao, Egan discusses the traditional manipulation of her image to mold her talent to make it compatible with ideals of womanly conduct and identity, and reveals the difficulty literary culture had in coping with her extraordinary conduct and ability"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-414) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013009199 |
| ISBN | 9780674726697 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |