Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China Paperback / softback
by Cuncun Wu
Part of the Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA East Asian Series series
Paperback / softback
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Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China is the richest exploration to date of late imperial Chinese literati interest in male love.
Employing primary sources such as miscellanies, poetry, fiction and 'flower guides', Wu Cuncun argues that male homoeroticism played a central role in the cultural life of late imperial Chinese literati elites.
Countering recent arguments that homosexuality was marginal and disparaged during this period, the book also seeks to trace the relationship of homoeroticism to status and power. In addition to historical portraits and analysis, the book also advances the concept of 'sensibilities' as a method for interpreting the complex range of homoerotic texts produced in late imperial China.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:252 pages, 10 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/11/2012
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- ISBN:9780415648363
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:252 pages, 10 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415648363
