Writing Women in Modern China: An Anthology of Literature by Chinese Women from the Early Twentieth Century written by Amy D. Dooling

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Title: Writing Women in Modern China: An Anthology of Literature by Chinese Women from the Early Twentieth Century Category: Anthologies Category: World Literature Category: Fiction Subjects Author: Amy D. Dooling Publisher: Columbia University Press Date Published: February 1997 Edition: 1st Edition Pages: 320 ISBN-13: 9780231107013 ISBN-10: 0231107013 Overview: Writing Women in Modern China is the first major anthology in English to highlight the contributions of women to modern literary culture with respect to the heated gender debates of early twentieth-century China. Featuring examples of fiction, drama, autobiography, essays, and poetry by eighteen writers, many of whom have been neglected by mainstream literary history, this collection demonstrates the creative diversity in modern women's writing. The editors' introduction charts key developments in the study of gender, literature, and women's writing in modern China and provides an overview of the relevant historical events of this century's first three decades. From Qiu Jin's experimental narrative Stones of the Kingwei Bird, one of the earliest fictional representations of women's liberation from the traditional Confucian family, to Bing Xin's "Our Mistress's Parlor," which presents a satire of an intellectual salon in 1930s Shanghai, Writing Women in Modern China offers an unrivaled opportunity to explore an important body of imaginative work. Columbia University Press Synopsis: Spanning the first three decades of this century to the Sino-Japanese War, these twenty-two works of fiction, drama, autobiography, essays, and poetry, each newly translated and prefaced by the author's photograph and a short biographical sketch, introduce women whose literary careers coincided with an era of tremendous social, political, and cultural turbulence. Dorothy V. Borei Three generations of Chinese women's writings appear in this important collection of writings . . . Their writings, instead of presenting a unified image of the ideal modern woman, probe the dilemmas and conflicts faced by urban, educated Chinese women in an age of social and political upheaval. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction 1 1 Excerpts from Stones of the Jingwei Bird 39 2 "Crisis in the Women's World" 79 3 "One Day" 87 4 "Separation" 101 5 "Lin Nan's Diary" 115 "Lusha - A Letter to Lu Yin" 115 6 "News From the Seashore - A Letter to Shi Pingmei" 135 "After Victory" 135 7 "Random Notes: Number Nine" 157 8 "The Woes of the Modern Woman" 165 9 "Intoxicated" 175 "Once Upon a Time" 175 10 "Harvest" 197 11 Southeast Flies the Peacock 209 12 Excerpts from War Diary 253 13 "Day" 263 14 "Woman" 275 15 Three poems 299 16 "Our Mistress's Parlor" 307 17 "Aunty Liu" 331 18 "Abandoned Child" 343 "A Sleepless Night" 343 Glossary 367 Supplemental Readings 377 Contributors 387 Contemporary Review The Writing Women in Modern China anthology draws together some of the most exciting writing that had a formative role in bringing to the surface a female consciousness in China which challenged many perceived standards of the day. — Olivier Bruckhardt Choice The best anthology to date of feminist Chinese women's creative writing from the period 1905 to 1937.... Given the importance of literature in Chinese culture, this may be the first book any college or public library should buy on the subject of modern Chinese feminism. The China Journal A major contribution to research and teaching in modern Chinese literature... [that] is also a great read for general readers. — Lingzhen Wang, Brown University Contemporary Review - Olivier Bruckhardt The Writing Women in Modern China anthology draws together some of the most exciting writing that had a formative role in bringing to the surface a female consciousness in China which challenged many perceived standards of the day. The China Journal - Lingzhen Wang A major contribution to research and teaching in modern Chinese literature... [that] is also a great read for general readers. Choice The best anthology to date of feminist Chinese women's creative writing from the period 1905 to 1937. . . . Given the importance of literature in Chinese culture, this may be the first book any college or public library should buy on the subject of modern Chinese feminism. Olivier Bruckhardt TheWriting Women in Modern China anthology draws together some of the most exciting writing that had a formative role in bringing to the surface a female consciousness in China which challenged many perceived standards of the day. Dorothy V. Borei Three generations of Chinese women's writings appear in this important collection of writings . . . Their writings, instead of presenting a unified image of the ideal modern woman, probe the dilemmas and conflicts faced by urban, educated Chinese women in an age of social and political upheaval. Booknews The work of women writers in China has been underexposed, even in China, making this anthology of translations particularly welcome and important. An extensive essay introduces the cultural and historical context of the fiction, drama, essays, and poetry presented here. The selections consist of work from 18 authors, each of whom is profiled (b&w photo portraits are included). Paper edition (unseen), $18.50. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Have one to sell, click here?