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This anthology offers translations of seven stories and one novella from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a critical introduction and bibliography. To date there are no translations from the premodern period which focus exclusively on women, let alone the image of the shrew. These stories are among the most representative and memorable of those featuring the prototypical Chinese shrew, a prominent figure in premodern Chinese fiction and drama. Unique in being thematically organized, The Lioness Roars provides manageable (and fun) literary source readings for courses on Chinese women, Chinese history or Chinese literature.



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The translations read well and provide interesting, unusual, and sometimes hilarious stories from the Qing Dynasty. [Appropriate for] all collections.

* Choice *

Provides a rich resource for introducing a variety of fictional and dramatic works, hitherto little mentioned in Western scholarship, into the classroom.

* Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association *

The Lioness Roars: Shrew Stories from Late

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/03/2010
      ISBN13: 9781885445711, 978-1885445711
      ISBN10: 1885445717
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This anthology offers translations of seven stories and one novella from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a critical introduction and bibliography. To date there are no translations from the premodern period which focus exclusively on women, let alone the image of the shrew. These stories are among the most representative and memorable of those featuring the prototypical Chinese shrew, a prominent figure in premodern Chinese fiction and drama. Unique in being thematically organized, The Lioness Roars provides manageable (and fun) literary source readings for courses on Chinese women, Chinese history or Chinese literature.



      Trade Review

      The translations read well and provide interesting, unusual, and sometimes hilarious stories from the Qing Dynasty. [Appropriate for] all collections.

      * Choice *

      Provides a rich resource for introducing a variety of fictional and dramatic works, hitherto little mentioned in Western scholarship, into the classroom.

      * Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association *

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