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The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
Full text linkThis thesis examines issues of female power and influence in sixteenth-century China focusing on how women and their roles were perceived in the changing social environment of the mid-late Ming dynasty. Using aspects of a New Historicist approach, information from contemporary literary and historical sources are analysed alongside each other. With its emphasis on the lives of women and preoccupation with the description of material objects, the late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei forms an important element in the thesis. China in the sixteenth century saw expanding urbanisation, the emergence of a new wealthy merchant class, increasing visibility of women and a questioning of traditional morality. Fashion consciousness, as one of the most conspicuous aspects of the new material culture, is a possible indicator of these trends. Traditional Western theories contend that fashion began in the particular context of Renaissance Europe. However, this study argues that a similar fashion awareness existed in China too, and was manifested in a competitive striving for social status, in this case specifically among women. In contrast to previous studies which downplayed the impact women had on defining traditional Chinese culture, this thesis demonstrates how women and their sartorial choices began to redefine the boundaries of material culture, influencing literati discourse which, in turn, re- influenced female behaviour
Current role of surgery in the management of pleuropulmonary tuberculosis
No full text This article reviews the recent surgical treatment of patients with pleuropulmonary tuberculosis in the northern Taiwan area. With the afvent of effective chemotherapeutic agents and fewer failed medical treatment, need for surgery has decreased. Furing the period 1985 ro 1991, a total of 62 patients in the northern Taiwan area received surgical tretment for lesions or complications associated with pleuropulmonay tuberculosis. In the majority of cases, patients underwent operations for undiagnosed tumors. Other indications for surgery included tuberculosis cavity with aspergilloma, localized cavity or anatomic residue with a positive acid fast bacilli smear, complications with altered anatomy secondary to tuberculosis and chronic tuberculous empyema. The appropriate selection of patients for surgical intervention should ensure satisfactory surgical results. Surgery continues to play a vital role in the management of certain patients with pleuropulmonary tuberculosis.#1386
Using titanium or meshplate for chest wall reconstruction: report of 6 cases and literature review.
No full textThe Role of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Indeterminate Pulmonary Lesion.
No full textPoland's Syndrome with Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Report of Two Cases
No full textPoland's syndrome is all uncommon congenital anomaly of the chest wall characterized by the absence of the pectoralis major Muscle and other nearby musculoskeletal components. Many associated aberrations over the thoracic cage, intrathoracic organs, and Upper limbs have been reported. However, spontaneous pneumothorax in these patients has not been reported. Here, we describe two patients with both Poland's anomaly and spontaneous pneumothorax. One patient was a 16-year-old boy with left chest wall hypoplasia and pneumothorax oil the right with right chest wall hypoplasia , hand e other was a 27-year-old man side. The brachydactyly, and pneumothorax, Pneumothorax in both patients vas treated with bullectomy and mechanical pleurodesis with the aid of videothoracoscopy, and the postoperative courses were smooth . Blood supply disruption has been hypothesized as a pathogenic mechanism of both spontaneous pneumothorax and Poland's syndrome, suggesting all association between these two diseases
On and Around Yan Song 嚴嵩 and His Son : Wang Shi-zhen 王世貞, Jin ping mei, etc.
Full text linkYan Song (1480-1567), the powerful prime minister of the Jiaqing 嘉靖 (1522-1566), has been portrayed as a villain in various historical and literary works ever since his downfall in 1562. It was Wang Shi-zhen (1529-1593), whose father's death was caused by Yan in a power struggle in the court, who contributed greatly to the creation of this negative portrait. Ming feng ji, a popular play criticizing Yan Song published shortly after his fall, was commonly attributed to Wang Shi-zhen. Starting in early Qing 清, Wang was also considered to be the author of Jin ping mei which according to some contemporary critics, was an expose of Yan's faction. Thus, in people's minds, satires of Yan Song were associated with Wang Shi-zhen. Moreover, although we cannot be certain about the authorship of Jin ping mei, we know that early manuscripts of the novel circulated among Wang Shi-zhen's friends. It seems almost certain that Wang had some connection with the novel
Laugh and Dame：《Luh Yay Seen Tsung》Ping-Dain Study
No full textoai:ir:310010000/980[[abstract]]本論文以「嬉笑．怒罵：《綠野仙踪》評點研究」為題，《綠野仙踪》是清中葉誕生的多面向小說，依附其中的評點極具個人特色，本文旨在探討依附在小說文本字裡行間的評點，除了承繼金聖嘆的小說評點理論，亦有個人情緒的直感閱讀。
論文共分成六章，各章重點如下：第一章先說明研究動機、意義，及研究成果的回顧、檢討，再淺析《綠野仙踪》的版本、類型，最後說明研究所使用的理論及方法。第二章介紹評點家，透過無關小說文本的評點，分析作者、評點家相似的人生經驗、世情觀感，再探討閱讀過程及評點中的對話，最後整理這一群評點家所代表的中下階層群體對世界的各個觀感。第三章探討承繼評點大師金聖嘆的敘事理論，包括結構、章法、紋理的提點，字法、應筆急法的分析，敘事觀點的提點。第四章把焦點擺在評點中的嬉笑，從巴赫金的狂歡理論切入分析糞便文學、飲食意義，再分析評點笑聲所呈現的意義，以及高尚與低賤衝突所引發的笑聲。第五章著重於評點中的怒罵和諷刺，包括怪誕人體的詼諧意義，排泄物評點和大量的髒話。
嬉笑和怒罵是《綠野仙踪》評點最大的兩樣特色，皆體現了巴赫金的狂歡理論，二者都具有顛覆和解放的力量。評點家是一群非官方的讀書人，在《綠野仙踪》的字裡行間顯示出民間詼諧的趣味，包括笑聲、飲食、排泄、脫冕、怪誕、髒話，都在討論範圍內，輔以笑的理論分析、髒話文化分析，期能增加清代小說評點的另一面向。[[abstract]]The thesis is entitled “Laugh and Damn: Ping-Dain on Luh Yay Seen Tsung”, which was written in terms of the multidimensional aspects during the Mid-Chin Dynasty. This novel mainly features its own personal critiques. Moreover, the thesis aims to shed light on the critiques between the texts of the novel. There are two dimensions worth noticing. One is laugh; the other is damn. Both of them embody the carnival of Bakhtin’s theory and possess the power of subversion and liberation. Critics, in fact, are a group of unofficial intellectuals illustrating the hilarious folk cultures between the texts in Luh Yay Seen Tsung, ranging form laughter, diet, excretion, discoronation, grotesque to filthy languages. The analysis of laughing theory and the culture of foul languages can reinforce another dimension of novels in Chin Dynasty.
Overall, the thesis consists of six chapters. Chapter one first interprets its motivation, meanings and the significant reviews of the study. It briefly reveals the analyses of the version and genre in Luh Yay Seen Tsung. Furthermore, it demonstrates the theories and methods employed in the thesis. Chapter two introduces the critics’ critiques that are irrelevant to novel texts, further probing into the similar life experiences and perspectives about the author and critics. Eventually, it respectively deals with critics’ world perspectives on the behalf of the middle and low class. Chapter three discusses the narrative theory of Master Chin Sheng-Tan, inclusive of the narrative manners. Chapter four revolves around the laugh in the critiques. In addition, Bakhtin’s carnival theories elaborate excretive literatures, dietary meanings, analyzing the representation of laughter in the critiques. Chapter five lays emphasis on the foul languages and irony, including humorous implications of grotesque body, excretive critiques and a great number of filthy languages. All this is characteristic of Luh Yay Seen Tsung. Chapter six is the conclusion, further establishing Luh Yay Seen Tsung as the historical meaning.[[note]]碩
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