Contemporary Chinese film and literature often draw on time-honored
fantastical texts and tales which were founded in the milieu of
patriarchy, parental authority, heteronormativity, nationalism, and
anthropocentrism. Author Cathy Yue Wang examines the processes by
which modern authors and filmmakers reshape these traditional tales
to develop new narratives that interrogate the ingrained
patriarchal paradigm. Through a rigorous analysis, Wang delineates
changes in both content and narrative that allow contemporary
interpretations to reimagine the gender politics and contexts of
the tales retold. With a broad transmedia approach and a nuanced
understanding of intertextuality, this work contributes to the
ongoing negotiation in academic and popular discourse between past
and present, traditional and contemporary, and text and reality in
a globalized and postmodern world. Snake Sisters and Ghost
Daughtersoffers an engaging interdisciplinary investigation of
issues at the heart of these traditional tales such as gender and
status hierarchy, marriage and family life, and in-group/out-group
distinction. Beyond the content of these individual stories, Wang
ties these narratives together across time using cognitive literary
criticism, especially affective narratology, to shed new light on
the adaptation of literary and cultural texts and their
sociopolitical contexts.
General
| Imprint: |
Wayne State University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Donald Haase Series in Fairy-Tale Studies |
| Release date: |
August 2023 |
| Authors: |
Cathy Yue Wang
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
277 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8143-4863-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8143-4863-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780814348635 |
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