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The Empress in the Pepper Chamber - Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction (Hardcover)
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The Empress in the Pepper Chamber - Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction (Hardcover)
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Zhao Feiyan (45-1 BCE), the second empress appointed by Emperor
Cheng of the Han dynasty (207 BCE-220 CE), was born in slavery and
trained in the performing arts, a background that made her
appointment as empress highly controversial. Subsequent persecution
by her political enemies eventually led to her being forced to
commit suicide. After her death, her reputation was marred by
accusations of vicious scheming, murder of other consorts and their
offspring, and relentless promiscuity, punctuated by bouts of
extravagant shopping. This first book-length study of Zhao Feiyan
and her literary legacy includes a complete translation of The
Scandalous Tale of Zhao Feiyan (Zhao Feiyan waizhuan), a Tang
dynasty (618-907 CE) erotic novella that describes in great detail
the decadent lifestyle enjoyed by imperial favorites in the harem
of Emperor Cheng. This landmark text was crucial for establishing
writings about palace women as the accepted forum for discussing
sexual matters, including fetishism, obsession, jealousy,
incompatibility in marriage, and so on. Using historical
documentation, Olivia Milburn reconstructs the evolution of Zhao
Feiyan's story and illuminates the broader context of palace life
for women and the novella's social influence.
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