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Chinese Autobiographical Writing - An Anthology of Personal Accounts (Paperback)
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Chinese Autobiographical Writing - An Anthology of Personal Accounts (Paperback)
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Personal accounts help us understand notions of self, interpersonal
relations, and historical events. Chinese Autobiographical Writing
contains full translations of works by fifty individuals that
illuminate the history and conventions of writing about oneself in
the Chinese tradition. From poetry, letters, and diaries to
statements in legal proceedings, these engaging and readable works
draw us into the past and provide vivid details of life as it was
lived from the pre-imperial period to the nineteenth century. Some
focus on a person’s entire life, others on a specific moment.
Some have an element of humor, others are entirely serious. Taken
together, these selections offer an intimate view of how Chinese
men and women, both famous and obscure, reflected on their
experiences as well as their personal struggles and innermost
thoughts. With an introduction and list of additional readings for
each selection, this volume is ideal for undergraduate courses on
Chinese history, literature, religion, and women and family. Read
individually, each piece illuminates a person, place, and moment.
Read in chronological order, they highlight cultural change over
time by showing how people explored new ways to represent
themselves in writing. The open access publication of this book was
made possible by a grant from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y.
Hsu Foundation.
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