Material Information |
| Title: |
A Body of Her Own PU Songling's "Chivalrous Woman" and the Tradition of the Strange |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Boeyen, Kate |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2011 |
| Publication Date: |
2011 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Literature
Chinese
China Studies
Comparative Literature
PU Songling
Gender Studies
Chinese Literature |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
This thesis studies the Liaozhai Zhiyi, a seventeenth century collection of strange tales written by Pu Songling, the self-titled Historian of the Strange. The collection was written with the perspective of the thousand-year tradition of strange writing, and specifically contains two classical genres: fictionalized tales of the marvelous and historical accounts of anomalies. While the collection highlights the strange tradition's ambiguous place between history and fiction, in many of his tales, Pu Songling explores and plays with its conventional themes, motifs, and storylines. As exemplified in �A Chivalrous Woman,� Pu's innovative writing is particularly noteworthy for how the female characters of his tales complicate the often one-dimensional image of women in traditional literature, and underscores problematic constructions of gender in the tradition of the strange. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Kate Boeyen |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2011 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Zhang, Jing |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2011 B66 |
| System ID: |
NCFE004476:00001 |
|
Material Information |
| Title: |
A Body of Her Own PU Songling's "Chivalrous Woman" and the Tradition of the Strange |
| Physical Description: |
Book |
| Language: |
English |
| Creator: |
Boeyen, Kate |
| Publisher: |
New College of Florida |
| Place of Publication: |
Sarasota, Fla. |
| Creation Date: |
2011 |
| Publication Date: |
2011 |
Subjects |
| Subjects / Keywords: |
Literature
Chinese
China Studies
Comparative Literature
PU Songling
Gender Studies
Chinese Literature |
| Genre: |
bibliography ( marcgt )
theses ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )
born-digital ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Notes |
| Abstract: |
This thesis studies the Liaozhai Zhiyi, a seventeenth century collection of strange tales written by Pu Songling, the self-titled Historian of the Strange. The collection was written with the perspective of the thousand-year tradition of strange writing, and specifically contains two classical genres: fictionalized tales of the marvelous and historical accounts of anomalies. While the collection highlights the strange tradition's ambiguous place between history and fiction, in many of his tales, Pu Songling explores and plays with its conventional themes, motifs, and storylines. As exemplified in �A Chivalrous Woman,� Pu's innovative writing is particularly noteworthy for how the female characters of his tales complicate the often one-dimensional image of women in traditional literature, and underscores problematic constructions of gender in the tradition of the strange. |
| Statement of Responsibility: |
by Kate Boeyen |
| Thesis: |
Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2011 |
| Electronic Access: |
RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of Description: |
This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication. The New College of Florida, as creator of this bibliographic record, has waived all rights to it worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. |
| Local: |
Faculty Sponsor: Zhang, Jing |
Record Information |
| Source Institution: |
New College of Florida |
| Holding Location: |
New College of Florida |
| Rights Management: |
Applicable rights reserved. |
| Classification: |
local - S.T. 2011 B66 |
| System ID: |
NCFE004476:00001 |
|