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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458547703321

Autore

Song Geng

Titolo

The fragile scholar [[electronic resource] ] : power and masculinity in Chinese culture / / Song Geng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-282-70426-5

9786612704260

988-220-138-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

895.109

Soggetti

Chinese literature - Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 - History and criticism

Masculinity in literature

Gender identity in literature

Homosexuality in literature

Scholars in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. The Fragile Scholar as a Cultural Discourse; CHAPTER 2. From Qu Yuan to Student Zhang: A Genealogy of the Effeminate Shi; CHAPTER 3. Textuality, Rituals and the ""Docile Bodies""; CHAPTER 4. Caizi versus Junzi: Irony, Subversion and Containment; CHAPTER 5. Jasper-like Face and Rosy Lips: Same-sex Desire and the Male Body; CHAPTER 6. Homosocial Desire: Heroism, Misogyny, and the Male Bond; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Fragile Scholar examines the pre-modern construction of Chinese masculinity from the popular image of the fragile scholar (caizi) in late imperial Chinese fiction and drama. The book is an original contribution to the study of the construction of masculinity in the Chinese context from a comparative perspective (Euro-American).