Representing Lives in China – Forms of Biography in the Ming–Qing Period 1368–1…
Representing Lives in ChinaForms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 13681911\nAuthor(s): Ihor Pidhainy, Roger Des Forges, Grace S. Fong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Cornell University East Asia Program\nISBN-13: 9781939161017, 978-1939161017\nSynopsis\nThe chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What motivated these textual productions and sustained the routes from (re)creations to (re)publications? The informed and fascinating readings illuminate the enduring appeal of representing and represented lives in Chinese history.
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