Plum shadows and Plank Bridge : two memoirs about courtesans /
"Amid the turmoil of the Ming-Qing dynastic transition in seventeenth-century China, some intellectuals sought refuge in romantic memories from what they perceived as cataclysmic events. This volume presents two memoirs by famous men of letters, Reminiscences of the Plum Shadows Convent by Mao...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Li, Wai-yee, translator, writer of introduction, editor. Yu, Huai, 1616-1696. Ying mei an yi yu. English. Mao, Xiang, 1611-1693. Ban qiao za ji. English. |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English Chinese |
| Imprint: | New York : Columbia University Press, [2020] |
| Series: | Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Courtesans in Chinese history
- Writing about courtesans
- Note on translation
- Reminiscences of the Plum Shadows Convent / Mao Xiang
- Miscellaneous records of Plank Bridge / Yu Huai
- Two famous courtesans.