Readings in Chinese women's philosophical and feminist thought : from the late 13th to early 21st Century / edited with introductions and notes by Ann A. Pang-White ; translated with notes by Ann A. Pang-White, et al.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pang White, Ann A., editor, translator.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Women--China--Intellectual life.

Women.

Philosophy, Chinese.

Feminist theory--China--History.

Feminist theory.

Women--Intellectual life.

China.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

From the late tirteenth to early twenty-first Century

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023.

Language Note:

Selected writing translated from the Chinese.

Summary:

"Readings in Chinese Women's Philosophical and Feminist Thought gathers 40 original writings on women by 32 authors (many of whom are women) from the Yuan dynasty to the Republics, an important 700-year historical period during which women's learning in China blossomed as a result of economic prosperity, the development of commercial printing, and the interaction between East and West. Selections are made not only from canonical texts on women's virtues, but also from less orthodox literary works such as plays, poetry, novels, essays, and revolutionary writings that illuminate the lived experience of women and the perception of gender. With many texts translated into English for the first time, this reader provides the context needed to understand them. It features : chronologically organized readings in the sequence of the Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties, and the Republics to demonstrate historical progression of thought (or the lack of), introductions to each section and chapter covering essential information about the authors and the cultural, historical, and philosophical background to their work, achronology of dynasties, Republics, key events, and a map recovering discourse so often neglected in discussion of Chinese thought. This is the first collection to pay special attention to women-authored works from the late 13th to the early 21st century. By bringing these readings together in a single volume, it juxtaposes and compares female and male perspectives from the same time and creates a new narrative of Chinese philosophical thought"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Yuan Dynasty (1271

1368)

Introduction

1. Guan Hanqing, The Injustice Done to Dou E

2. Zheng Guangzu, The Soul of Qian-Nu Leaves Her Body

3. Guan Daosheng, Selected Poems

4. Guo Jujing, Two Anecdotes from The Complete Selection of Twenty-Four Exemplars of Filial Piety with Matching Poems

5. Xue Lanying and Xue Huiying, "Bamboo Branches Songs from Sutai"

6. Chen Menglei, Selected Biographies of Yuan Women

pt. II The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

7. Empress Renxiaowen, Teachings for the Inner Court

8. Madame Liu, Short Records of Models for Women

9. Wang Daokun, Selected Biographies of Ming Women

10. Zhao Nanxing, The Classic for Teaching Young Girls

11. Li Zhi, "A Letter in Response to the Claim that Women are Too Shortsighted to Understand the Dao"

12. Tang Xianzu, The Peony Pavilion

13. Ma Shouzhen, "A Letter to Sir Wang Baigu" and Selected Poems

14. Liu Rushi, "A Letter to Sir Qian Muzhai" and "The Daoist Hermit in a Straw Coat, Wang Wei"

pt. III The Qing Dynasty (1644

1911)

15. Pu Songling, "The Painted Skin" from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

16. Chen Menglei, Selected Biographies of Qing Women

17. Chen Hongmou, Norms for Teaching Women to be Passed Down to Future Generations

18. Yuan Mei, "The Accustomed View that it is Unbefitting for Women to Compose Poetry," "A Poem Regarding Two Talented and Virtuous Ladies," and "My Female Student Xi Peilan"

19. Xi Peilan, Selected Poems

20. Sun Yunfeng, Selected Poems

21. Li Ruzhen, Flowers in the Mirror

22. Qiu Jin, "Women's Newspaper of China Inaugural Issue Statement" and "To My Fellow Sisters"

23. He Zhen, "The Declaration of Women," "On Women's Revenge," and "What Women Should Know About Communism"

24. Madame Shen-Zhang, "Preface to Illustrated Four Books for Women with Explanation in Vernacular Chinese"

pt. IV The Republics (1912

present)

25. Lu Xun, The New-Year Sacrifice

26. Hu Shin, "The Problem of Chastity" and "A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women"

27. Ding Ling, "Thoughts on March 8"

28. Eileen Chang, Shame, Amah!

29. Lu Hsiu-lien, "The Connotation of New Feminism"

30. Li Ang, The Butcher's Wife

31. Li Xiaojiang, "Economic Reform and the Awakening of Chinese Women's Collective Consciousness"

32. Bhiksuni Shih Chao-hwei, "Theory and Practice of Buddhist Feminist Movement in Taiwan: From Advocating Animal Rights to Female Rights".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Readings in Chinese women's philosophical and feminist thought.

ISBN:

9781350046139

1350046132

9781350046122

1350046124

OCLC:

1346543593

Publisher Number:

99993426462