Transforming Gender and Emotion : The Butterfly Lovers Story in China and Korea /

Transforming Gender and Emotion : The Butterfly Lovers Story in China and Korea /

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Often called China's "Romeo and Juliet", the story of the Butterfly Lovers (the tale of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, or the Liang-Zhu story) is one of the most famous folk stories in traditional China. With its origins dating back to the fourth century, it has spread and evolved acro...

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Main Author: Cho, Sookja (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai.
Folklore.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Folklore > Coree.
Folklore > Chine.
Folklore > Korea.
Folklore > China.
Korea.
China.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Liang-Zhu: More Than Just a Love Story
  • 1. Stories in Transit: From Local Legend to Butterfly Lovers
  • 2. Adventures in a Male Space: Troubled Gender and Sexuality
  • 3. Between Women and Men: Friendship vs. Love
  • 4. From Sorrowful Separation to Convivial Excursion: The Aesthetics and Poetics of a Parting Journey
  • 5. Transformation and Deification: Butterflies, Souls, and Cross-Cultural Incarnations
  • Epilogue. The Interconnected Worlds of Liang-Zhu
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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