Women on the Threshold in the First Chapter of Liu Xiang’s Lienü Zhuan

Enquiring into the first chapter of Liu Xiang’s Lienü Zhuan 列女傳, this paper points out the consolidation of the spatial distinction of nei/wai and the ethical construction of womanhood in the Former Han period. In this analysis we will underline the “in-between” position of women depicted by the au...

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Main Author: Sabrina Ardizzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2020-09-01
Series:Asian Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/8507