Under Confucian Eyes : Writings on Gender in Chinese History / Mann/Cheng; ed. by Susan Mann, Yu-Yin Cheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mann/Cheng, Author.

Contributor:

Cheng, Yu-Yin, Editor.

Mann, Susan, Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.) : 18 b/w photographs

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2001]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

These translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. The book's title reflects the sometimes ironic relationship between Confucian viewpoints and women's visibility in Chinese historical documents. The texts, written by both men and women, show that Confucian values and scholarly practices produced a rich documentary record of women's lives. Includes a brief guide for use by students and teachers

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Editors' Introduction

Guide for Students and Teachers

1. Biography of the Daoist Saint Wang Fengxian by Du Guangting (850933)

2. Biography of the Great Compassionate One of Xiangshan by Jiang Zhiqi (10311104)

3. The Book of Filial Piety for Women Attributed to a Woman Nee Zheng (ca. 730)

4. Funerary Writings by Chen Liang(11431194)

5. "The Customs of Various Barbarians" by Li Jing (1251? )

6. Selected Writings by Luo Rufang (15151588)

7. Final Instructions by Yang Jisheng (15161555)

8. "Record of Past Karma" by Ji Xian (16141683)

9. "Letter to My Sons" by Gu Ruopu (1592ca. 1681)

10. Personal Letters in Seventeenth-Century Epistolary Guides

11. Letters by Women of the Ming-Qing Period

12. Selected Short Works by Wang Duanshu (1621after 1701)

13. Two Ghost Stories from Liaozhai's Records of the Strange by Pu Songling (16401715)

14. Two Biographies by Zhang Xuecheng (17381801)

15. Poems on Tea-Picking

16. Drinking Wine and Reading "Encountering Sorrow: A Reflection in Disguise by Wu Zao (17991862)

17. A Brief Record of the Eastern Ocean by Ding Shaoyi (fl. 1847)

18. The "Eating Crabs" Youth Book

Glossaries and References

Contributors

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

ISBN:

0-520-92463-0

OCLC:

1419789680