Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-432) and index
Inhalt: Preface -- Contributors -- INTRODUCTION: An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self / Robert E. Hegel -- PT. I. SELF IN POETRY AND CRITICISM -- The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry / Anne M. Birrell -- Structuring a Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes / Frances LaFleur Mochida -- The Expression of Self in the Kung-an School: Non-Romantic Individualism / Jonathan Chaves -- PT. II. SELF IN DRAMA AND FICTION THE SELF IN CONFLICT -- Paradigms of Change in a T'ang Legend / Catherine Swatek -- The Fiction of Moral Duty: The Vernacular Story in the 1640s / Patrick Hanan -- Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self in The Fortunate Union / Richard C. Hessney -- Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order / Marsha L. Wagner -- The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature / Leo Ou-fan Lee -- Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature / Edward M. Gunn, Jr. -- The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan / Robert E. Hegel -- AN OVERVIEW -- Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives / Joseph S. M. Lau -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index
