Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature

Name: Expressions of Self in Chinese Literature
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Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 467
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self	p. 3
Self in Poetry and Criticism	p. 31
The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry	p. 66
Structuring A Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes	p. 117
The Expression of Self in the Kung-An School: Non-Romantic Individualism	p. 123
Self in Drama and Fiction	p. 151
The Self in Conflict: Paradigms of Change in A T'Ang Legend	p. 186
The Fiction of Moral Duty: the Vernacular Story in the 1640s	p. 189
Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self in the Fortunate Union	p. 214
Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order	p. 251
The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature	p. 282
Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature	p. 337
The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan	p. 342
An Overview	p. 361
Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives	p. 363
Notes	p. 385
Glossary	p. 433
Index	p. 449
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