Savvy Women and Boundary Negotiations in Qing Fiction
Savvy Women and Boundary Negotiations in Qing Fiction
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Madison: Chinese Literature: essays, articles, reviews (CLEAR)
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English
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Madison: Chinese Literature: essays, articles, reviews (CLEAR)
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This paper examines a particular character type in Qing vernacular short stories: clever women who test the definition of feminine virtue by acting admirably outside normal gender boundaries. These female protagonists argue, meddle in men’s business, divert property from the patriline, and even lose their chastity – yet each of them is presented as...
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Savvy Women and Boundary Negotiations in Qing Fiction
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2391222064
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2391222064
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0161-9705
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2330-4901
