Transforming gender and emotion : the Butterfly Lovers story in China and Korea

Transforming gender and emotion the Butterfly Lovers story in China and Korea

The Butterfly Lovers Story, sometimes called the Chinese Romeo and Juliet, has been enduringly popular in China and Korea. In Transforming Gender and Emotion, Sookja Cho demonstrates why the Butterfly Lovers Story is more than just a popular love story. By unveiling the complexity of themes and mess...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan) publisher (publisher)
Other Authors: Cho, Sookja, author (author)
Format: Electronic
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press [2018]
Subjects:
Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai
Folklore > China.
Folklore > Korea.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422297406719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Liang-Zhu: More Than Just a Love Story
  • 1. Stories in Transit: From Local Legend to Butterfly Lovers
  • 2. Adventures in a Male Space: Troubled Gender and Sexuality
  • 3. Between Women and Men: Friendship vs. Love
  • 4. From Sorrowful Separation to Convivial Excursion: The Aesthetics and Poetics of a Parting Journey
  • 5. Transformation and Deification: Butterflies, Souls, and Cross-Cultural Incarnations
  • Epilogue. The Interconnected Worlds of Liang-Zhu
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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