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ISBN-10: 0811208214
ISBN-13: 9780811208215
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date: 02/17/1982
Dimensions: 8.06" L, 5.25" W, 0.43" H

Women Poets of China (Reissue)

Editor: Ling Chung

Paperback

Price: $15.95

Overview

This book (originally published in 1972 by The Seabury Press as The Orchid Boat) is the first representative collection of the poetry of Chinese women to appear in English. Unlike Japan with its long tradition of women writers, poetry by women did not become fashionable in China until the Ch’ing dynasty (1644-1911), although poems from earlier centuries that do in fact survive will quickly dispel any stereotyped views. Included here are samplings from the legendary earliest poetry of courtesans, palace women, and Tao priestesses to works by contemporary Chinese women living in both the East and West. Appendixes include notes on the poems, an introductory essay on Chinese women and literature, a table of historical periods, and a bibliography.

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Details

ISBN-10: 0811208214
ISBN-13: 9780811208215
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date: 02/17/1982
Dimensions: 8.06" L, 5.25" W, 0.43" H
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