LEADER 04999nam 22007695 450 001 9910991173503321 005 20250331130007.0 010 $a981-9789-59-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-97-8959-7 035 $a(CKB)38166487000041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-97-8959-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31982275 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31982275 035 $a(OCoLC)1513360839 035 $a(EXLCZ)9938166487000041 100 $a20250331d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Myriad Faces of Heroes and Heroines $eFolkloric Tradition and Modern Contemporaries in Asia /$fedited by Julian Patrick Ward, Kelly Kar Yue Chan, Chi Sum Garfield Lau 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (XIV, 193 p. 33 illus., 29 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aAsia in Transition,$x2364-8260 ;$v28 311 08$a981-9789-58-3 327 $aPart 1 Transformation of Mythical Heroines throughout History and Narrative Classics -- Chapter1 The Yue Maiden An Independent Heroine and Her History in China -- Chapter2 The Power of Tears and Self-Assertion The Changing Meaning of Suffering in Binu and the Great Wall (2006) -- Chapter3 Forbidden Love unto Death and Metamorphosis Tragic Heroines from an Interplay between Celtic and Chinese Myths, and the Representation of Opera -- Chapter4 Heroic Princesses Across Cultural Horizons A Comparative Analysis of Tomoe Gozen, Mulan, and Bari Gongju Beyond Folklore -- Part II Heroes and Heroines in Chinese Rituals and Narrative Traditions -- Chapter5 Re-Assembling Fragments Across Time and Space Folk Narrative Translation in Lady Precious Stream -- Chapter6 Crossing a Millennium Cult Lord Guan Patrols the City -- Chapter7 A Reflection of China Cheng Dieyi?s Loss of Identity in Farewell to My Concubine (1993) -- Part III Immortalizing Narratives across Boundaries of Multiple Dimensions -- Chapter8 Journeys of Peripheral Characters Foreign Sojourners and their British Frenemy in Joseph Conrad and Lao She -- Chapter9 Spatiality and Myth-Remaking in Contemporary Chinese Multimedia A Study of Goose Mountain and Tales of the Mirror -- Chapter10 The Cult of Mummies in the Mummy Series. 330 $aThis collection scrutinizes the representation, dynamics, transformation and/or adaptation of various heroes and heroines in different folkloric traditions and narratives in the context of Asia. Exploring notions in the topics of mythologies, folktales, literature, theatre performance and any other art forms, the volume collates discussions on the pragmatic and aesthetic representation of men and women within the mythic world, and within contemporary settings. In doing so, it produces a contemporary theorization of Asian heroes and heroines beyond their mythic structure and folkloric limits. In considering the representation of heroes and heroines in the Asian folkloric tradition, and in comparative contexts, the book establishes connections between characters from myths and folktales and those found in contemporary narratives, considers the adaptation and transformation of heroes and heroines as revealed in a variety of literary works, and also assesses the gendering of social roles in modern literature and other art forms. It is of interest to scholars and advanced students in comparative literature, Asian cultural studies and theatre and performance. . 410 0$aAsia in Transition,$x2364-8260 ;$v28 606 $aOriental literature 606 $aEthnology$zAsia 606 $aCulture 606 $aComparative literature 606 $aPerforming arts 606 $aTheater 606 $aLiterature$xPhilosophy 606 $aFeminism and literature 606 $aAsian Literature 606 $aAsian Culture 606 $aComparative Literature 606 $aTheatre and Performance Arts 606 $aFeminist Literary Theory 615 0$aOriental literature. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aComparative literature. 615 0$aPerforming arts. 615 0$aTheater. 615 0$aLiterature$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aFeminism and literature. 615 14$aAsian Literature. 615 24$aAsian Culture. 615 24$aComparative Literature. 615 24$aTheatre and Performance Arts. 615 24$aFeminist Literary Theory. 676 $a809.895 702 $aWard$b Julian Patrick$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aChan$b Kelly Kar Yue$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aGarfield Lau$b Chi Sum$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910991173503321 996 $aThe Myriad Faces of Heroes and Heroines$94349651 997 $aUNINA