Accidental Incest, Filial Cannibalism, & Other Peculiar Encounters in Late Imperial Chinese Literature
Author | : Tina Lu |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015079260306 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Accidental Incest, Filial Cannibalism, & Other Peculiar Encounters in Late Imperial Chinese Literature by : Tina Lu
Download or read book Accidental Incest, Filial Cannibalism, & Other Peculiar Encounters in Late Imperial Chinese Literature written by Tina Lu and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work traces how political questions were addressed in late imperial Chinese fiction through extreme situations such as husbands and wives torn apart in periods of political upheaval and families so disrupted that incestuous encounters became inevitable.