Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction

Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9789047444084
ISBN-13 : 9047444086
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Book Synopsis Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction by : Paola Zamperini

Download or read book Lost Bodies: Prostitution and Masculinity in Chinese Fiction written by Paola Zamperini and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important contribution to the study of early modern Chinese fiction and representation of gender relations focuses on literary representations of the prostitute produced in the Ming and Qing periods. Following her heavily symbolic body, the present work maps this fictional heroine's journey from innocence to sex-work and beyond. This crucial angle allows the author to paint a picture of gender identity, sexuality, and desire that is at once unitary and multi-layered, and that comes to illuminate some of the major themes in the construction of Chinese modernity.


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