The Chinese virago : a literary theme
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The Chinese virago : a literary theme
(Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series, 40)
Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University : distributed by Harvard University Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-288) and index
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This work looks at a prominent theme in premodern Chinese prose fiction and drama: that of jealous and belligerent wives, or viragos, who dominate their husbands and abuse other women. It focuses on Chinese literary works of the period from the 16th to the 18th century.
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