Heroines of Jiangyong : Chinese narrative ballads in women's script /

Heroines of Jiangyong : Chinese narrative ballads in women's script /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Seattle ; London : University of Washington Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 181 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Chinese poetry -- Women authors -- Translations into English. Chinese poetry -- China -- Jiangyong Xian. Chinese poetry -- 20th century. Chinese poetry. Chinese poetry -- Women authors. China -- Jiangyong Xian. Electronic books. Translations.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11122898

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Varying Form of Title:	Chinese narrative ballads in women's script
Other authors / contributors:	Idema, W. L. (Wilt L.)
ISBN:	9780295800110 0295800119 9780295988412 029598841X 9780295988429 0295988428
Notes:	Translated from the Chinese. Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181). Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"Heroines of Jiangyong is the first English translation of a set of verse narratives recorded in the unique women's script (nushu) of rural Jiangyong County, Hunan, in southern China. This selection of Chinese folk literature provides a rare window into the everyday life of rural daughters, wives, and mothers, as they transmit valuable lessons about surviving in a patriarchal society that is often harsh and unforgiving. Featuring strong female protagonists, the ballads deal with moral issues, dangers women face outside the family home, and the difficulties of childbirth." "The women's script, which represents units of sound in the local Chinese dialect, was discovered by scholars in the late twentieth century, creating a stir in China and abroad." "This volume offers a full translation of all the longer ballads in women's script, providing an exceptional opportunity to observe which specific narratives appealed to rural women in traditional China. The translations are preceded by a brief introduction to women's script and its scholarship, and a discussion of each of the twelve selections."--Jacket
Other form:	Print version: Heroines of Jiangyong. Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2009 9780295988412

Table of Contents:

Moral tracts. Admonitions for my daughter ; The ten months of pregnancy ; The family heirloom ; The lazy wife
Narrative ballads. The tale of third sister ; The daughter of the Xiao family ; Lady Luo ; The Maiden Meng Jiang ; The flower seller ; The demonic carp ; The karmic affinity of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai ; Fifth daughter Wang.