Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets by Wilt L. Idema - 9780295745749

Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets\nby Wilt L. Idema\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Wilt L. Idema\nTitle: Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Poetry\nPublisher: MV - University of Washington Press\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9780295745749\nISBN-10: 0295745746\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nThis anthology presents substantial selections from the work of twenty Manchu women poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The poems, inspired by their daily life and reflections, provide fascinating insights into the experiences and emotions of these women, most of whom belonged to the elite families of Manchu society. Each selection is accompanied by biographical material that illuminates the life stories of the poets. The volume's.