1st Edition

Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644

By Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles Copyright 2014

    This volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women completes the four-volume project and contains more than 400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties (618-1644). Many of the entries are the result of original research and provide the only substantial information on women available in English.

    Of note is the inclusion of a large number of women who reached positions of authority during this period as well as women artists and writers, especially poets, during this period of increased female literacy and more liberal social attitudes to women's cultural roles. Wherever possible, entries incorporate translations of poems and sometimes prose works so as to let the women speak for themselves. The book also includes a multitude of entertainers and actresses. The volume includes a Guide to Chinese Words Used, a Chronology of Dynasties and Major Rulers, a Finding List by Background or Fields of Endeavor, and a Glossary of Chinese Names. It will prove to be a useful tool for research and teaching.

     

    Preface
    In Memoriam: Agniezska Dorota Syrokomla-Stefanowska (1936-2008)
    Editors' Note
    Acknowledgments
    Guide to Chinese Words Used
    Contributors
    Translators
    Chronology of Dynasties and Major Rulers
    Finding List by Background or Fields of Endeavor
    Biographies: Tang Through Ming
    Glossary of Chinese Names
    About the Editors

    Biography

    Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles