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Description of  Abandoned Women and Boudoir Resentment: The Construction of the Feminine Voice in Early Medieval Chinese Literature (Women and Gender in China Studies, 13)

9004541004 pdf The image and voice of abandoned women are a familiar topic to students of classical Chinese poetry. This book explores the formation of the conventional, male-constructed voice of women, characterized by the expression of loneliness and resentment by a lady longing for an absent lover.