The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Contributors XIII
5. Introduction
6. An Exploration of the Chinese Literary Self 3
7. Part I. Self in Poetry and Criticism
8. The Dusty Mirror: Courtly Portraits of Woman in Southern Dynasties Love Poetry 33
9. Structuring a Second Creation: Evolution of the Self in Imaginary Landscapes 70
10. The Expression of Self in the Kung-an School: Non-Romantic Individualism 123
11. Part II. Self in Drama and Fiction
12. The Self in Conflict: Paradigms of Change in a T’ang Legend 153
13. The Fiction of Moral Duty: The Vernacular Story in the 1640s 189
14. Beyond Beauty and Talent: The Moral and Chivalric Self In The Fortunate Union 214
15. Maids and Servants in Dream of the Red Chamber: Individuality and the Social Order 251
16. The Solitary Traveler: Images of the Self in Modern Chinese Literature 282
17. Perceptions of Self and Values in Recent Chinese Literature 308
18. The Search for Identity in Fiction from Taiwan 342
19. An Overview
20. Duty, Reputation, and Selfhood in Traditional Chinese Narratives 363
21. Notes 385
22. Glossary 433
23. Index 449
24. Backmatter 469