Tang through Ming, 618-1644

Author(s)

• Lee, Lily Xiao Hong
• Wiles, Sue

Bibliographic Information

Tang through Ming, 618-1644

（University of Hong Kong Libraries publications, no. 25 . { Biographical dictionary of Chinese women / editors-in-chief, Lily Xiao Hong Lee and Sue Wiles }）（An East gate book）

M.E. Sharpe, c2014

Note

Coordinators, Tang: Liu Ning, Song: Guotong Li and Zheng Bijun, Yuan: Xu Shiduan, Ming: Lin Yanqing

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644). Many of the entries are the result of original research and provide the only substantial information on women available in English. Of note is the inclusion of a large number of women who reached positions of authority during this period as well as women artists and writers, especially poets, during this period of increased female literacy and more liberal social attitudes to women's cultural roles. Wherever possible, entries incorporate translations of poems and sometimes prose works so as to let the women speak for themselves. The book also includes a multitude of entertainers and actresses. The volume includes a Guide to Chinese Words Used, a Chronology of Dynasties and Major Rulers, a Finding List by Background or Fields of Endeavor, and a Glossary of Chinese Names. It will prove to be a useful tool for research and teaching.

Table of Contents

Preface In Memoriam: Agniezska Dorota Syrokomla-Stefanowska (1936-2008) Editors' Note Acknowledgments Guide to Chinese Words Used Contributors Translators Chronology of Dynasties and Major Rulers Finding List by Background or Fields of Endeavor Biographies: Tang Through Ming Glossary of Chinese Names About the Editors

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• NCID: BB15756125
• ISBN:
  • 9780765643148
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk
• Pages/Volumes: xliii, 672 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 951.02008203
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Women -- China -- Biography -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : China -- Biography -- Dictionaries
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA38242753
  • BA10415287