Beyond Exemplar Tales - Women's Biography in Chinese History

"Clear, coherent, richly documented, and highly persuasive. I know of no other source devoted exclusively to the topic of Chinese women's biographies, and I am confident that this book will have a ready audience in the China field and beyond." -Paul Ropp, Clark University
"In addition to Liu Xiang's "Lienu zhuan, "the "Urtext "of Chinese women's biography, this rich trove of essays explores previously unexamined biographical genres and mines literary texts for their biographical potential. It will be of great value to scholars interested in women's history, life-writing, and biography, both in the China field and in comparative contexts." -Grace S. Fong, McGill University

About the author

Joan Judge is a professor of history and humanities at York University. Hu Ying is a professor of East Asian languages and literatures at the University of California, Irvine.

Product details

• Authors: Joan (EDT)/ Hu Judge
• Assisted by: Ying Hu (Editor), Joan Judge (Editor), Hu Ying (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.01.2011, delayed
• EAN: 9780984590902
• ISBN: 978-0-9845909-0-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Subject: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets