03000nam 2200673 a 450 991045957640332120200520144314.01-282-95122-X978661295122090-474-4408-610.1163/ej.9789004179783.i-238(CKB)2670000000066564(EBL)635146(OCoLC)695988830(SSID)ssj0000439151(PQKBManifestationID)11280566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439151(PQKBWorkID)10464079(PQKB)11355967(MiAaPQ)EBC635146(OCoLC)465681592(nllekb)BRILL9789047444084(PPN)17041468X(Au-PeEL)EBL635146(CaPaEBR)ebr10439337(CaONFJC)MIL295122(EXLCZ)99267000000006656420091112d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLost bodies[electronic resource] prostitution and masculinity in Chinese fiction /by Paola ZamperiniLeiden ;Boston Brill20101 online resource (250 p.)Women and gender in China studies,1877-5772 ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.90-04-17978-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Paradise lost : the fantastic childhood of a courtesan to be -- Lost and found : the socialization of the prostituted body -- Family matters : patterns of solidarity and discord in the brothel -- Nobody's son : prostitution and the disintegration of the family romance -- Taking flight poverty, sickness, and death -- Epilogue : back to the future : nostalgia and prostitution.This important contribution to the study of early modern Chinese fiction and representation of gender relations focuses on literary representations of the prostitute produced in the Ming and Qing periods. Following her heavily symbolic body, the present work maps this fictional heroine's journey from innocence to sex-work and beyond. This crucial angle allows the author to paint a picture of gender identity, sexuality, and desire that is at once unitary and multi-layered, and that comes to illuminate some of the major themes in the construction of Chinese modernity.Women and gender in China studies ;v. 3.ProstitutionChinaHistoryProstitutesChinaHistoryProstitutes in literatureHistoryElectronic books.ProstitutionHistory.ProstitutesHistory.Prostitutes in literatureHistory.306.740951Zamperini Paola923851MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459576403321Lost bodies2073296UNINA