Female characters in the fiction of Zhang Ailing and Li Bihua

Zhang Ailing is an important writer in modern Chinese literature. She became famous in Shanghai during the forties because she wrote about women. She wrote about the different situations that could befall a woman due to the pressure of society and time period. Besides that, she also exposed the inne...

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Main Author:	Tan, Ming Swee
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Zhang Ailing - Characters - Women - Characters - Women Women in literature Chinese literature - History and criticism
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70091/1/FBMK%202014%2068%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.700912019-10-31T06:48:19Z Female characters in the fiction of Zhang Ailing and Li Bihua 2014-09 Tan, Ming Swee Zhang Ailing is an important writer in modern Chinese literature. She became famous in Shanghai during the forties because she wrote about women. She wrote about the different situations that could befall a woman due to the pressure of society and time period. Besides that, she also exposed the innermost feelings of a woman. Li Bihua is a female writer from Hong Kong. During the eighties, she started to get attention. Many of her works were adapted in films. Li Bihua liked to write about eccentric women. In her stories, most of the female characters had extraordinary grace. Despite the fact that both women came from different eras, their works had many similarities. They both lived in heritage modern cities. Their novels show several similar themes and characters. Li Bihua even wrote in a manner that was similar to Zhang Ailing's unique style. This thesis compares several of their works, mainly Zhang Ailing's "Farewell, My Concubine", "Red Rose, White Rose", "Lust, Caution", and Li Bihua's "Farewell My Concubine", "Green Snake" and "Flirtatious women", to highlight the similarities and differences between the two authors. Their works reflect the similarities and differences of a woman's opinions on self-identity, love, and marriage as well as a woman's standing in the patriarchy from different eras. Zhang, Ailing - Characters - Women - Characters - Women Women in literature Chinese literature - History and criticism 2014-09 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70091/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70091/1/FBMK%202014%2068%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Zhang, Ailing - Characters - Women - Characters - Women Women in literature Chinese literature - History and criticism
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description	Zhang Ailing is an important writer in modern Chinese literature. She became famous in Shanghai during the forties because she wrote about women. She wrote about the different situations that could befall a woman due to the pressure of society and time period. Besides that, she also exposed the innermost feelings of a woman. Li Bihua is a female writer from Hong Kong. During the eighties, she started to get attention. Many of her works were adapted in films. Li Bihua liked to write about eccentric women. In her stories, most of the female characters had extraordinary grace. Despite the fact that both women came from different eras, their works had many similarities. They both lived in heritage modern cities. Their novels show several similar themes and characters. Li Bihua even wrote in a manner that was similar to Zhang Ailing's unique style. This thesis compares several of their works, mainly Zhang Ailing's "Farewell, My Concubine", "Red Rose, White Rose", "Lust, Caution", and Li Bihua's "Farewell My Concubine", "Green Snake" and "Flirtatious women", to highlight the similarities and differences between the two authors. Their works reflect the similarities and differences of a woman's opinions on self-identity, love, and marriage as well as a woman's standing in the patriarchy from different eras.
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author	Tan, Ming Swee
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title	Female characters in the fiction of Zhang Ailing and Li Bihua
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Female characters in the fiction of Zhang Ailing and Li Bihua

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