Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del 3 i serien Women and Gender in China Studies

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Beskrivning

This important contribution to the study of early modern Chinese fiction and representation of gender relations focuses on literary representations of the prostitute produced in the Ming and Qing periods. Following her heavily symbolic body, the present work maps this fictional heroine's journey from innocence to sex-work and beyond. This crucial angle allows the author to paint a picture of gender identity, sexuality, and desire that is at once unitary and multi-layered, and that comes to illuminate some of the major themes in the construction of Chinese modernity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:1 160 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Women and Gender in China Studies
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004179783

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Mer om författaren

Paola Zamperini, Ph.D. in Chinese Literature and Women and Gender Studies (1999), is Assistant Professor of Chinese literature at Amherst College. She has published extensively on Ming and Qing fiction, and is currently at work on her new book project, Losing It. Gambling in Chinese Literature.