Description:
Discussing the work of key women writers, this book considers the perceptions of women in China in the early modern period. It examines the place of women in the cultural elite and in society more generally, outlines the experiences of particular women, and explores women's changing roles. It also provides rich detail of exceptionally fine, interesting, engaging literary works.
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Awarded the Specialist Publication Accolade/ICAS Book Prize 2015 by ICAS (the International Convention of Asian Studies).
"Berg's project should be respected as a pioneering effort to integrate diverse strands of recent research on Chinese women. It is conscientiously documented, and it reads well."
Ellen Widner - Wellesley College, NAN NÜ