Zaisheng yuan and the Writing of Women's Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13087874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maram Epstein (University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 169-194 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2329-0056 • E-ISSN: 2329-0048 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/23290048-10362431 |
| OpenAlex | W4381746494 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This article focuses on Zaisheng yuan as an intertextual work of creative fiction that draws from male-authored xiaoshuo fiction as well as earlier literary tanci novels. This case study discusses Zaisheng yuan as a key text in an affective archive of narrative works written by women that provides insights into how elite women mentally negotiated the social and ideological expectations that informed their lives. In addition to looking at how women authors rewrote the conventions associated with scholar-beauty romances, the chastity cult, and the gendered symbols associated with proper order, this article discusses tanci novels as a unique outlet for women's explorations of autonomous will (zhi 志) and imaginings of emotional justice
Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Cult · Elite · Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Gender Studies · History · History of Emotions Research · Japanese History and Culture · Law
The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology
True to Her Word
Managing Martyrdom
The Beauty and the Book
Patrimonial Bonds
Cross-dressing and Other Disguises in Zaisheng yuan
A Pearl in the Palm”
Introduction
Competing Discourses
Publics and counterpublics
Public Feelings
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |