Title: The Burden of Female Talent
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.
Subjects: Women and literature, Authors, chinese, Women authors, Chinese literature, history and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, History