Fiction's family : Zhan Xi, Zhan Kai, and the business of women in late-Qing China / Ellen Widmer
- Bib ID:
- 7053250
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Widmer, Ellen, author
- Description:
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- Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Asia Center Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2016
- ©2016
- xv, 329 pages, [4] colour plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780674088375 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
- 0674088379
- Series:
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 99.
- Summary:
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"Explores the writings of one western Zhejiang literary family whose works were emblematic of shifting attitudes towards women. Placing this family at the center of this study, the author illuminates the bridge between the late Qing and the previous period, the interplay of genres during the family's lifetimes, and the interaction of Shanghai publishing with other regions"
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note: 1.Fragile Transmissions: An Introduction
- 2.Literary Partners in Changing Times
- 3.Zhan Xi's Life, Children, and Writings
- 4.Zhan Kai, His Life and Courtesan Sketches
- 5.Zhan Kai's Novels
- 6.Zhan Kai as Journalist
- 7.Amplification and Conclusion
- Appendixes
- 1.Major Works by Wang Qingdi, Zhan Sizeng, Zhan Xi, and Zhan Kai
- 2.List of Chinese Journals and Their English Translated Titles.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-318) and index.
- Subject:
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- Zhan, Xi, 1850-1927 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Zhan, Xi, 1850-1927 -- Family
- Zhan, Kai, 1861?-1911? -- Criticism and interpretation
- Zhan, Kai, 1861?-1911? -- Family
- Women in literature
- Women and literature -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Chinese literature -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- History and criticism
- Women -- China -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Publishers and publishing -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 19th century
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2016
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