Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. introduction Androgyny Defined 1
5. one. Androgyny in Chinese Philosophy 7
6. two .Gender Ambiguity in Late Ming and Early Qing Culture 15
7. three .The Plum in the Golden Vase A Prelude to the Androgyny Craze 47
8. four. The Peony Pavilion A Paean to the Androgynous Ideal 69
9. five. Scholar-Beauty Romance Idealistic Expression of the Androgynous Vision 95
10. six .The Peach Blossom Fan An Ambivalent Hymn to Political Androgyny 127
11. seven .The Dream of the Red Chamber A Shattered Dream of Androgyny 155
12. eight. Conclusion: Androgyny as Literary Trend and Strategy in Fashioning Chinese Literati Identity 199
13. appendix. Symbolic Values and Gender Associations of Some Flowers and Plants in Chinese Literature 211
14. Notes 215
15. Glossary 283
16. Selected Bibliography 287
17. Index 313