Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China
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| Title: | Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Cuncun Wu |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Male homosexuality--History.--China, Sex customs--History.--China, Intellectuals--Sexual behavior--History.--Ch |
| Categories: | POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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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| ISBN: | 9780415334747 9780415648363 9781134312870 9781134312863 9781134312849 9780203417287 |
