Love and Women in Early Chinese FictionThis book focuses on how women and love are portrayed in chuanqi fiction, a genre of Chinese literature of the Tang dynasty. It argues that the emergence of "love" as a theme in Chinese literature is closely related to the historical background of the Tang dynasty. |
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Contents
caea | 1 |
1 | 33 |
Desire Fantasy and the Ideal Woman | 59 |
Sympathy Admiration and the Puzzle of Women | 111 |
The Celebration of Love | 155 |
The Tragedy of Love | 205 |
Epilogue | 239 |
Notes | 247 |
| 299 | |
| 311 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Love and Women in Early Chinese Fiction Academic Monographs on Chinese Literature |
| Author | Daniel Hsieh |
| Publisher | Chinese University Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 9629963051, 9789629963057 |
| Length | 331 pages |
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