Gender and Friendship in Chinese Literature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004693371)

Canvasing a range of materials that include early tales of exemplarity, medieval song lyrics, Ming-Qing poetry and plucked rhymes, twentieth century writings about revolutionaries, opera stars, missionaries, and contemporary fiction, this volume illustrates the discourse and representation of friendship in which women gain agency and participate in broader arguments about ethics, politics, and religious transcendence. Friendship prompts reflections on gender roles, becomes the venue of literary self-consciousness, and heightens the sense of literary community. Gender and community function in new ways through the public dimension of friendship, and most importantly, the intersections of gender and friendship enable us to rethink other relationships.

Author: Wai-Yee Li
ISBN-10: 9004693378
ISBN-13: 9789004693371
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2024
Pages: 325
Format: Hardcover