Description: Further DetailsTitle: Exemplary Women of Early ChinaCondition: NewSubtitle: The Lienü zhuan of Liu XiangISBN-10: 0231163088EAN: 9780231163088ISBN: 9780231163088Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/28/2014Description: In early China, was it correct for a woman to disobey her father, contradict her husband, or shape the public policy of a son who ruled over a dynasty or state? According to the Lienu zhuan, or Categorized Biographies of Women, it was not only appropriate but necessary for women to step in with wise counsel when fathers, husbands, or rulers strayed from the path of virtue. Compiled toward the end of the Former Han dynasty (202 BCE-9 CE) by Liu Xiang (79-8 BCE), the Lienu zhuan is the earliest extant book in the Chinese tradition solely devoted to the education of women. Far from providing a unified vision of women's roles, the text promotes a diverse and sometimes contradictory range of practices. At one extreme are exemplars resorting to suicide and self-mutilation as a means to preserve chastity and ritual orthodoxy. At the other are bold and outspoken women whose rhetorical mastery helps correct erring rulers, sons, and husbands. The text provides a fascinating overview of the representation of women's roles in early legends, formal speeches on statecraft, and highly fictionalized historical accounts during this foundational period of Chinese history.Over time, the biographies of women became a regular feature of dynastic and local histories and a vehicle for expressing and transmitting concerns about women's social, political, and domestic roles. The Lienu zhuan is also rich in information about the daily life, rituals, and domestic concerns of early China. Inspired by its accounts, artists across the millennia have depicted its stories on screens, paintings, lacquer ware, murals, and stone relief sculpture, extending its reach to literate and illiterate audiences alike.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmTranslator: Anne Behnke KinneyContributor: Anne Behnke Kinney (Translated by)Author: Anne Behnke KinneyGenre: HistoryTopic: Ancient History, Society & Culture, Gender Sex & RelationshipsBook Series: Translations from the Asian ClassicsRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Exemplary Women of Early China
Title: Exemplary Women of Early China
Subtitle: The Lienü zhuan of Liu Xiang
ISBN-10: 0231163088
EAN: 9780231163088
ISBN: 9780231163088
Release Date: 01/28/2014
Release Year: 2014
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: Anne Behnke Kinney
Contributor: Anne Behnke Kinney (Translated by)
Genre: History
Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Exemplary Women of Early China : the Lienü Zhuan of Liu Xiang
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Women, Personal Growth / General, Women's Studies, Asia / China
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: Anne Behnke Kinney
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics Ser.
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
