Appendix 1. Gan Lirou’s “Narrating My Thoughts on My Sixtieth Birthday”

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. A Life in Poetry 9
6. Chapter 2. From the Margin to the Center The Literary Vocation of Concubines 54
7. Chapter 3. Authoring Journeys Women on the Road 85
8. Epilogue 159
9. Appendix 1. Gan Lirou’s “Narrating My Thoughts on My Sixtieth Birthday” 161
10. Appendix 2. Xing Cijing’s Summary of the Journey from Qian 167
11. Appendix 3. Wang Fengxian’s The Homeward Journey East 169
12. Notes 179
13. Glossary 211
14. Bibliography 219
15. Index 231
16. About the Author 239