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Gendered Persona and Poetic Voice - by Maija Bell Samei (Hardcover)
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- Gendered Persona and Poetic Voice considers the effects on poetic voice of a conventional feminine persona, the abandoned woman, in early Chinese song lyric (ci) poems.
- About the Author: Maija Bell Samei received her Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from the University of Michigan.
- 220 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Asian
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About the Book
Gendered Persona and Poetic Voice considers the effects on poetic voice of a conventional feminine persona, the abandoned woman, in early Chinese song lyric (ci) poems. The author reads the literary cross-dressing and ventriloquism of these mostly male-authored poems in light ...Book Synopsis
Gendered Persona and Poetic Voice considers the effects on poetic voice of a conventional feminine persona, the abandoned woman, in early Chinese song lyric (ci) poems. The author reads the literary cross-dressing and ventriloquism of these mostly male-authored poems in light of the highly indeterminate Chinese poetic language, resulting in a consideration of persona and poetic voice of interest to scholars of lyric poetry in any language.Review Quotes
Gendered Persona and Poetic Voice is the first sustained study of the historical development and manipulation of the abandoned woman figure in early Chinese poetic genres, the song lyric in particular. Engaging with contemporary theories of performance and poetics, Dr. Bell Samei's many nuanced and insightful analyses of this feminine figure, in examples drawn from both popular and literati poetic traditions, introduce challenging perspectives on critical issues of gender, voice, and persona. An invaluable contribution to the fields of Chinese and comparative literature and gender studies.
Maija Bell Samei goes beyond recent feminist readings of ci to seriously consider the ambiguity of gender in these poems. This book frees us from the assumption of a univocal persona in the lyric poetry of China and opens up new ways of reading not only ci but also other genres. Future work in the field must take this study into account.
About the Author
Maija Bell Samei received her Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from the University of Michigan.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.12 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 220
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Asian
Publisher: Lexington Books
Theme: Chinese
Format: Hardcover
Author: Maija Bell Samei
Language: English
Street Date: October 27, 2004
TCIN: 1008290378
UPC: 9780739107126
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-0768
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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