The Burden of Female Talent
Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
Published: 2014
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780674726697
Description: "By re-examining the Chinese woman poet Li Qingzhao, Egan discusses the traditional manipulation of her image to mold her talent to make it compatible with ideals of womanly conduct and identity, and reveals the difficulty literary culture had in coping with her extraordinary conduct and ability"--Provided by publisher.