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Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets
An Anthology
This anthology presents substantial selections from the work of twenty Manchu women poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The poems, inspired by their daily life and reflections, provide fascinating insights into the experiences and...
ISBN: 9780295745749
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Mouse vs. Cat in Chinese Literature
Tales and Commentary
In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as...
ISBN: 9780295744834
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Heroines of Jiangyong
Chinese Narrative Ballads in Women’s Script
Heroines of Jiangyong is the first English translation of a set of verse narratives recorded in the unique women's script (nushu) of rural Jiangyong County, Hunan, in southern China. This selection of Chinese folk literature...
ISBN: 9780295988429
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Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall
Ten Versions of a Chinese Legend
Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall brings together ten versions of a popular Chinese legend that has intrigued readers and listeners for hundreds of years. Elements of the story date back to the early...
ISBN: 9780295987842
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Escape from Blood Pond Hell
The Tales of Mulian and Woman Huang
These translations of The Precious Scroll of the Three Lives of Mulian and Woman Huang Recites the Diamond Sutra are late-nineteenth-century examples of baojuan (literally, "precious scrolls"), a Chinese folk genre featuring alternating verse and...
ISBN: 9780295991207
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