Fiction's family : Zhan Xi, Zhan Kai, and the business of women in late-Qing China / Ellen Widmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Widmer, Ellen, author.

Series:

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 99.

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and literature--China.

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 329 pages :) illustrations ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Asia Center : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Explores the writings of one western Zhejiang literary family whose works were emblematic of shifting attitudes towards women. Placing this family at the center of this study, the author illuminates the bridge between the late Qing and the previous period, the interplay of genres during the family's lifetimes, and the interaction of Shanghai publishing with other regions"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68417-083-4

OCLC:

1132222242

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684170838 DOI