Western queers in China : flight to the land of Oz / D.E. Mungello.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mungello, D. E. (David Emil), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay immigrants--China--History--20th century.

Gay immigrants.

Gay people--China--History--20th century.

Gay people.

Homosexuality--China--History--20th century.

Homosexuality.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

History.

China--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects--History--20th century.

China.

Physical Description:

x,199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]

Contents:

1 Flight to the Land of Oz 9

Blackmail, Arrest, and Jail 9

Flight to Italy and China 13

Flight of the Imagination 17

2 The Exotic Appeal of Chinese Boy-Actors 25

The Rise and Fall of the Boy-Actor Aesthetic 25

European Men and Chinese Boy-Actors 32

Same-Sex Male Love in China 37

3 Establishing Friendships in Imperial China 41

"A Very Human Affection, and Contrary to Religious Detachment" 41

"The Greatest Affliction of My Long and Agitated Life" 46

4 Establishing Friendships in Post-1911 China 55

Friends from Afar 55

The Search for Boys 61

Mixing Boys and Politics 64

Friends but Not Lovers 69

Special Friends 73

5 Establishing Intellectual Connections with China 75

The Persistent Rumor 75

The Eccentric Sinologist 80

Foreign Expatriates and Chinese Intellectuals 89

Virgil and an Unfinished Poem 101

6 The Reorientation of Western Aesthetics 109

French Homoeroticism 109

Moving the Muse of Poetry from Europe to China 114

Moving the Muse of Popular Verse and Drama from Europe to China 122

Bringing Chinese Art to the American Heartland 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442215566

1442215569

9781442215580

1442215585

OCLC:

759916354