Expressions of self in Chinese literature / edited by Robert E. Hegel and Richard C. Hessney.

Contributor Hegel, Robert E., 1943-

Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, 1985.

Descriptionxv, 467 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Part 1: Self in Poetry and Criticism : Dusty mirror: courtly portraits of woman in southern dynasties love poetry / Anne M. Birrell -- Structuring a second creation: evolution of the self in imaginary landscapes / Frances Lafleur Mochida -- Expression of self in the Kung-an school: non-romantic individualism / Jonathan Chaves -- Part 2: Self in Drama and Fiction : Self in conflict: paradigms of change in a T'ang legend / Catherine Swatek -- Fiction of moral duty: the vernacular story in the 1640s / Patrick Hanan -- Beyond beauty and talent: the moral and chivalric self in The Fortunate Union / Richard C. Hessney -- Maids and servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: individuality and the social order / Marsha L. Wagner -- Solitary traveler: images of the self in modern Chinese literature / Leo Ou-Fan Lee -- Perceptions of self and values in recent Chinese literature / Edward M. Gunn, Jr. -- Search for identity in fiction from Taiwan / Robert E. Hegel -- Duty, reputation, and selfhood in traditional Chinese narratives / Joseph S. M. Lau.

Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. [385]-432.

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