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Desire and redemption: The two worlds in Jin Ping Mei
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Item is restricted until 2013-01-21T22:53:34ZJin Ping Mei was completed in the late 16th century, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical Chinese fiction. Recent scholarship on Jin Ping Mei has focused on the novel’s representation of desire. Some critics believe that desire is depicted in this novel as originating from one or two key characters such as Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian. I differ with these critics, and contend that desire, as represented in Jin Ping Mei, is not sustained in a simple, linear relationship. Desire instead manifests itself in complex relationships between many of the individual characters.
With the help of the literary theories of desire and of network, I argue that Jin Ping Mei represents desire as having a network structure. Almost no one depicted in this novel can escape from this network, and the network reproduces itself repeatedly. Using this literary model of a “network of desires,” I attempt to offer new perspectives of some of the topics that are frequently discussed in the Jin Ping Mei scholarship. These topics include the relationship between Ximen Qing and his women, the nature of the fates of individual characters, and the messages conveyed by the conclusion of Jin Ping Mei.Item withdrawn by Mark Zulauf ([email protected]) on 2010-09-07T17:50:30Z
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Binding, Breach and Interest\uef\ubcContract standard in \ue2Ching-Ping-Shan-Tang Hua-Pen\ue2
No full text\ue2Ching-Ping-Shan-Tang Hua-Pen\ue2 an collection of Song, Yuan and Ming dynasty\ue2s colloquial short stories, edited by Pian Hong (?-?). Researches and analysis on the date of composition are conducted by scholars on the basis of terminology and folk rituals within the context. However, there are few studies on the contents and plots. The following study will discuss "Ching-Ping-Shan-Tang Hua-Pen\ue2 by focusing on the textual analysis based on the current script with the concept of contract structure, which is developed from the Actantial mode (Algirdas Julien Greimas, 1917-1992). The main plots are put into four categories of contracts: destiny, social, individual and marriage contract. This paper will approach the work by role analysis for exploring conclusion of the contracts and the patterns within, which will provide another interpretation of the story in "Ching-Ping-Shan-Tang Hua-Pen\ue2 by textual analysis
Understanding “Slandering”: A Study of Luo Yin’s Writings of Slandering
No full textThesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2020This thesis is an attempt to study a collection of fifty-eight short essays-Writings of Slandering-written and compiled by the late Tang scholar Luo Yin. The research questions are who are slandered, why are the targets slandered, and how. The answering of the questions will primarily rely on textual studies, accompanied by an exploration of the tradition of “slandering” in the literati’s world, as well as a look at Luo Yin’s career and experience as a persistent imperial exam taker. The project will advance accordingly: In the introduction, I will examine the concept of “slandering” in terms of how the Chinese literati associate themselves with it and the implications of slandering or being slandered. Also, I will try to explain how Luo Yin fits into the picture. Chapter two will focus on the studies of the historical background of the mid-to-late Tang period and the themes of the essays. Specifically, it will spell out the individuals, the group of people, and the political and social phenomenon slandered in the essays. Then, it will analyze the significance of the targets and Luo’s sentiments towards them. Chapter three will tackle the problem of “How did Luo slander?” from two perspectives. It will discuss the great variety of the prose genres Luo adopted in the fifty-eight essays, with special attention to his efforts to model the ancient-style literary genres and make innovative adaptations. Also, I will study the literary styles and metaphors that the author took to display his erudition and writing skills. Finally, the project will conclude with the answers to the research questions raised around “slandering” and shed light on the literary status and significance of the Writings of Slandering as well as Luo Yin
Investigation of a novel elastic-mechanical wheel transmission under light duty conditions
No full textA novel 'Elastic Engagement and Friction Coupled' (EEFC) mechanical transmission has been proposed recently in which the power is transmitted through elastic tines on the surfaces of the driving and driven wheels. This study introduces new variations of EEFC mechanical wheel transmission ( broadly emulating a gear-pair) with small contact areas for use under light duty conditions. Because a drive of this type inevitably has a strong statistical component, theoretical analysis of the geometrical and mechanical relationships has been attempted by using linear modeling and empirical weightings. Several simple forms of the EEFC wheel transmission are tested under limiting ( slip) conditions for transmission force and transmission coefficients against normal load. Normalized standard deviation of these parameters is used to summarize noise performance. Models and experiments are in reasonable agreement, suggesting that the model parameters reflect important design considerations. EEFC transmissions appear well suited to force regimes of a few tenths of a newton and to have potential for use in, for example, millimetre-scale robots
The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
No full textThis 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
Bai pin pu wang luo zhong de jing ji xue
No full textLuo, Yuan.Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-283).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 01, November, 2016).Luo, Yuan
First record of the intertidal dwarf bug family Omaniidae from China, with description of a new species (Heteroptera: Leptopodomorpha)
No full textLuo, Jiu-Yang, Wang, Yan-Hui, Chen, Ping-Ping, Xie, Qiang (2022): First record of the intertidal dwarf bug family Omaniidae from China, with description of a new species (Heteroptera: Leptopodomorpha). Zootaxa 5195 (5): 449-467, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.5.
Omaniidae Cobben 1970
No full textFamily Omaniidae Cobben, 1970 Omaniidae Cobben, 1970: 61. Type genus: Omania Horváth 1915. (Figs. 1–9, Tables 1–3)Published as part of Luo, Jiu-Yang, Wang, Yan-Hui, Chen, Ping-Ping & Xie, Qiang, 2022, First record of the intertidal dwarf bug family Omaniidae from China, with description of a new species (Heteroptera: Leptopodomorpha), pp. 449-467 in Zootaxa 5195 (5) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/722374
Lives and Afterlives: Luo Ping's 'Guiqu tu'
No full textThe article focuses on Luo Ping's Guiqu tu or Ghost Amusement scroll painting. It states that Guiqu tu is a strange painting that serves as a record of what Luo Ping had actually seen. It cites several paintings including 'gazing at a lotus pond,' 'Drunken Zhong Kui' and 'Sleeping Zhong Kui.' It also mentions that Ju Lian's demon queller emerged as part of a wider narrative of responses to war while Guiqu tu painting was recognized as an artistic monument in the 19th century
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