Author Description

Examines The Relationship Of Woman To Issues Of Non-western Culture: Ethnic Spectatorship, Popular Literature, The Construction Of Literary History, And The Revolutionary Production And Emotional Reception Of National Literature. Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Seeing Modern China: Toward A Theory Of Ethnic Spectatorship; 2. Mandarin Ducks And Butterflies: An Exercise In Popular Readings; 3. Modernity And Narration-in Feminine Detail; 4. Loving Women: Masochism, Fantasy, And The Idealization Of The Mother; Notes; Index Rey Chow. Based In Part On The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--stanford University, 1986. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English