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Representing Lives in China
Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911
Ihor Pidhainy (Edited by), Roger Des Forges (Edited by), Grace S. Fong (Edited by)
9781939161918
Paperback / softback, published 15 October 2019
478 pages, 14 b&w halftones - 14 Halftones, black and white
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 0.907 kg
In Representing Lives in China: Forms of Biography in the Ming-Qing Period 1368–1911, editors Ihor Pidhainy, Roger V. Des Forges, and Grace S. Fong bring together contributors to explore biographical constructions and reconstructions in China from the thirteenth century to the twenty-first century. [T]his volume showcases a collective effort to exhibit the richness and significance of life representations in China based on a variety of source material.
The chapters in this ground-breaking volume examine the complex practices of biographical writing in Ming and Qing China. The authors draw on a rich variety of sources to answer some basic questions: Who were the writers of these texts and the subjects of their biographical constructions? What motivated these textual productions and sustained the routes from (re)creations to (re)publications? The informed and fascinating readings illuminate the enduring appeal of representing and represented lives in Chinese history.
Preface Introduction I Searching for the Subjects: Life Stories and Biographical Accounts 1. Kubilai's Empresses: Biographical Perspectives George Q Zhao 2. Surname Restoration Petitions and the Mutability of the Patriline in Ming China Joe Dennis 3. The Chinese Scholar-Rebel-Advisor Li Yan in the History and Literature of the Twentieth Century Roger Des Forges 4. Between Collaboration and Resistance: The Third Way of Mao Xiang (1611-1693) Jun Fang II Understanding the Authors: Portraying lives in Various Media 5. Wang Shizhen as Biographer: Genres and Agendas Kenneth Hammond 6. Painting a Dual Biography Elizabeth Kindall 7. Engendering Lives: Women as Self-Appointed and Sought-After Biographers in the Qing Dynasty Grace S. Fong III Following the Texts: Creation, Publication, and Transmission 8. Re-Collecting Yue Fei: Yue Ke, Jintuo cui bian, and the Making of a Chinese Hero Leo Shin 9. Fathers and Sons in the Mingshi: A Thematic Reading of a State History Ihor Pidhainy 10. Loyalty, History, and Empire: Qian Qianyi and his Korean Biographies Sixiang Wang 11. From Female Martyrs to Worthy Mothers: The Shift in Exemplary Women's Biographies in the Ming and Qing Dynastic Histories Jolan Yi Conclusion Bibliography Appendices/Tables Index About Contributors