| Casting Off the Shackles of Family: Ibsen's Nora Figure in Modern Chinese Literature, 1918-1942 Contributor(s): Daemmrich, Horst (Editor), Chang, Shuei-May (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820433446 ISBN-13: 9780820433448 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $101.27 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - History | Asia - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 00030201 |
| Series: Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature |
| Physical Information: 210 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nora, a character from Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll House, was a model for liberal-thinking Chinese women during the May Fourth Era of the 1920s and 1930s. Nora-like figures appeared often in modern Chinese literature to illustrate the issue of women's emancipation. Casting Off the Shackles of Family explores the reception and transformation of the Nora theme in the works of Lu Hs n, Mao Tun, Ting Ling, and other May Fourth writers. In particular, it uses female heroic journey theories to trace women's pursuit of independence and freedom in modern China. |