Title Reverie and reality : poetry on travel by late imperial Chinese women / Yanning Wang

Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Reverie; 1 Recumbent Travel: Liberation and Limitation; 2 Roaming as a Female Transcendent; II: Reality; 3 Women's Footprints Beyond the Inner Quarters; 4 A Manchu Woman's Short Excursions; 5 Women's International Travels in the Late Qing; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author Summary Reverie and Reality investigates late imperial Chinese gentry women's poems on travel ranging from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century. These poems written by groups of women after they "stepped out of the inner quarters" display their diverse journeys, profound experiences of social life, and earnest sentiments. Their travel and poems on travel can be considered milestones in the histories of women's life and literature Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index Notes Text in English with translated Chinese selections Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Chinese poetry -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- History and criticism Chinese poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General. Qing Dynasty (China) Chinese poetry -- Women authors Chinese poetry Travel Women authors, Chinese Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Poetry Form Electronic book LC no. 2020738461 ISBN 9780739179840 0739179845 9781306282246 1306282241

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