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Autore: |
Wu Cuncun
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Titolo: |
Homoerotic sensibilities in late imperial China / / Wu Cuncun
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.76/62/09510903 |
Soggetto topico: | Male homosexuality - China - History |
Sex customs - China - History | |
Intellectuals - Sexual behavior - China - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | China Social life and customs 1644-1912 |
Classificazione: | 15.75 |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-226) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Reign periods, late imperial China; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical origins of Qing male homoerotic sensibilities; 3. Class and taste: the literati as the primary location of homoerotic sensibility; 4. Male-romance in vogue: from Qianlong to Tongzhi, 1735-1875; 5. The commercialization of male-love: the world of boy-actors; 6. Conclusion; Appendix: transliteration of Chinese characters; Notes; Bibliography-Chinese; Bibliography-western; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China is the richest exploration to date of late imperial Chinese literati interest in male love. Employing primary sources such as miscellanies, poetry, fiction and 'flower guides', Wu Cuncun argues that male homoeroticism played a central role in the cultural life of late imperial Chinese literati elites. Countering recent arguments that homosexuality was marginal and disparaged during this period, the book also seeks to trace the relationship of homoeroticism to status and power.In addition to historical portraits and analysis, the book |
Titolo autorizzato: | Homoerotic sensibilities in late imperial China ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-31287-3 |
1-280-23164-5 | |
9786610231645 | |
0-203-41728-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910822865403321 |
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