03692oam 22007214a 450 991016269950332120221202223504.00-295-99987-X(CKB)3710000001044095(MiAaPQ)EBC4858194(OCoLC)971613560(MdBmJHUP)musev2_81673(EXLCZ)99371000000104409520161214d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTwo Centuries of Manchu Women PoetsAn Anthology /translated by Wilt L. IdemaSeattle :University of Washington Press,[2017]©[2017]1 online resource (316 pages)Translated from the Chinese.0-295-99986-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The Women of the Nalan Family : Miss Nalan, Sibo, and Madam Zhaojia -- A Prisoner's Mother and Wife : The Mistress of the Study for Nurturing Simplicity and the Mistress of the Orchid Pavilion -- Chastity and Suicide : Xiguang -- Mourning Royalty : Lady Zhoujia, Lady Tongjia, and Lady Fucha -- Sacrifice and Friendship : Bingyue -- A Tomboy in a Silly Dress : Mengyue -- Unbridled Energy : Yingchuan -- Releasing Butterflies : Wanyan Jinchi -- Seeking Refuge in Truth : Guizhen Daoren -- Traveling throughout the Empire : Baibao Youlan -- A Proud Descendant of Chinggis Khan : Naxun Lanbao -- From Hengyang to Beijing : Lingwen Zhuyou -- The Modest Pursuit of a Minor Way : Duomin Huiru -- A Poet from the Homeland : Lady Husihali."This anthology presents substantial selections from the work of twenty Manchu women poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The poems, inspired by their daily life and reflections, provide fascinating insights into the experiences and emotions of these women, most of whom belonged to the elite families of Manchu society. Each selection is accompanied by biographical material that illuminates the life stories of the poets. The volume's introduction describes the printing history of the collections from which these poems are drawn, the authors' practice of poetry writing, ethnic and gender issues, and comparisons with the poetry of women in South China and of male authors of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911)." --publisher description.Chinese poetryWomen authorsTranslations into EnglishnliChinese poetrynliÜbersetzunggndSchriftstelleringndQingdynastiegndMandschurischgndLyrikgndFrauenlyrikgndChinesischgndChinese poetryWomen authorsfast(OCoLC)fst00857706Chinese poetryfast(OCoLC)fst00857672Chinese poetryWomen authorsTranslations into EnglishChinese poetryTranslations.Chinese poetryWomen authorsChinese poetry.ÜbersetzungSchriftstellerinQingdynastieMandschurischLyrikFrauenlyrikChinesischChinese poetryWomen authors.Chinese poetry.Chinese poetryWomen authorsChinese poetry.895.11/480809287Idema W. L(Wilt L.),MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910162699503321Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets2565740UNINA