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Feeling the past in seventeenth-century China
Title
Feeling the past in seventeenth-century China / Xiaoqiao Ling.
ISBN
9780674241114
0674241118
Publication
Cambridge, (Massachusetts) : Harvard University Asia Center, 2019.
Physical Description
xiv, 343 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Calls attention to the central role played by the body in capturing memories of the lived experiences of traditional Chinese writers during the tumultuous Manchu conquest of China"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 18, 2019
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 121
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The deliverance play: locating the body as seat of self
Memoirs and diaries: the feeling body and place-making
Literary escapes from trauma: the writings of Ding Yaokang
The erotic novel: the sinful past and the ailing body
The historical play: postmemory and the bleeding body
Epilogue.
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