- List of Tables and Maps
- Abbreviations and Editions
- Introduction
- 1. Women as Writers in the Song Dynasty
- Courtesans as Poets
- Literati Women as Poets
- Poets of Repute
- 2. Writing and the Struggle for Acceptance
- Li Qingzhao on Reading and Writing
- The Early Critics on Li Qingzhao
- Li Qingzhao’s Shi Poetry and the Masculine Mode
- “On Song Lyrics”
- 3. Song Lyrics Preliminaries
- The Authenticity Question
- The Autobiographical Reading Problem
- Why Are Women Poets Read That Way?
- Why Did Zhao Mingcheng Not Send Letters Home to Li Qingzhao?
- 4. Widowhood, Remarriage, Divorce
- Fleeing the Jutchen and the Death of Zhao Mingcheng
- Remarriage and Divorce
- Larger Issues
- 5. Writings from the Aftermath
- Poems Addressed to Emissaries
- Writings on Capture the Horse
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1. Song Lyric Piece Numbers and Finding List
- Appendix 2. Recent Interpretations of Particular Poems on the Concubine Issue
- Works Cited
- Index
HARVARD-YENCHING INSTITUTE MONOGRAPH SERIES
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series 90
The Burden of Female Talent
The Poet Li Qingzhao and Her History in China
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Publication Date: 02/17/2014
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432 pages
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4 maps, 2 tables
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