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

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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Auteur principal: Cho, Sookja (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2018]
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Table des matières:
  • 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.