Qingyun Wu's work is a unique discovery in literary studies in the West: Chinese utopian literature paired with its English counterparts form an original and valuable contribution to world literature. In widely varying historical and cultural texts that span the last five centuries, Wu analyses the theme of female rule, including critique of patriarchy and emphasising a vision for women. Writers whose works are examined include Edward Spenser, Luo Maodeng, Florence Dixie, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Chen Duansheng, Li Ruzhen and Bai Hua.
- ISBN10 0853235805
- ISBN13 9780853235804
- Publish Date 1 February 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Liverpool University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English