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Feeling the past in seventeenth-century China / Xiaoqiao Ling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ling, Xiaoqiao, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 121.
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 121
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese literature--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--Themes, motives.
- Chinese literature.
- Chinese literature--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Themes, motives.
- Psychic trauma in literature.
- Mind and body in literature.
- Chinese literature--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--History and criticism.
- Chinese literature--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--History and criticism.
- China--Historiography.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Asia Center, distributed by Harvard University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Calls attention to the central role played by the body in capturing memories of the lived experiences of traditional Chinese writers during the tumultuous Manchu conquest of China"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The deliverance play: locating the body as seat of self
- Memoirs and diaries: the feeling body and place-making
- Literary escapes from trauma: the writings of Ding Yaokang
- The erotic novel: the sinful past and the ailing body
- The historical play: postmemory and the bleeding body
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-68417-641-7
- OCLC:
- 1182804786
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684176410 DOI
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