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Feminist utopian discourse in eighteenth-century Chinese and English fiction : a cross-cultural comparison / Qian Ma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ma, Qian, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese fiction--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--History and criticism.
- Chinese fiction.
- English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Comparative literature--Chinese and English.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--English and Chinese.
- Women in literature.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 Patriarchy: The World Behind Feminist Utopias 11
- A Historical Overview 11
- The Eighteenth Century 18
- 2 Women's Adventures: Utopian Feminism and Romance Fiction 33
- Woman and Romance 34
- The Revised Romance Plot 42
- The Two Worlds 52
- Feminism in Fantasy 61
- 3 Women's Paradise: Feminist Ideals and Communities of Women 77
- Utopia in the Garden 80
- Oases in the Deserts 88
- Men in Women's World 96
- Feminism in Seclusion 103
- 4 Utopian Women: the Heroine's Will and the Female Hero 121
- The Self-centered Heroine 122
- The Learned Heroine 131
- The Idealized Heroine 136
- The Strong-willed Heroine 145
- 5 Flowers in the Mirror: Feminism as Illusion 159
- The Matriarchal Subversion 162
- The Patriarchal Domination 170
- The Feminist Illusion 175
- 6 Patriarchal Marriage: The End of the Feminist Utopia 191
- Marriage and Gender Inequality 192
- Marriage and Feminist Utopias 198.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754637603
- OCLC:
- 52471619
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