Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire: Gender and Interiority in Chinese Painting and Poetry

by Lara C.W. Blanchard

This book is the winner of the 2020 Joseph Levenson Pre-1900 Book Prize, awarded by the Association for Asian Studies.

In Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire, Lara Blanchard analyzes images of women in painting and poetry of China's middle imperial period, focusing on works that represent female figures as preoccupied with romance. She discusses examples of visual and literary culture in regard to their authorship and audience,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004362789
• ISBN13: 9789004362789
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"