Writing Gender in Early Modern Chinese Women's Tanci Fiction

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Focusing on the unique genre of tanci, this book explores the narratives crafted by educated women in China from the seventeenth to early twentieth centuries. It examines how these works reflect themes of gender, nationalism, and political activism, particularly in the context of the Taiping Rebellion and its aftermath. Through the lens of warfare and social upheaval, the study highlights the significant contributions of women writers to literature and their role in shaping cultural discourse during a transformative period in Chinese history.