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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2023) 10 (2): 379–402.
Published: 01 November 2023
...Liu Ziyun; Yuefan Wang Abstract Lovesickness ( xiangsi bing ), a disease of qing (sentiment, passion, feeling, desire, and love), emerged as a literary topos in China's medieval lyrical tradition and was developed through late imperial drama and fiction. This article examines narratives...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2019) 6 (1): 169–204.
Published: 01 April 2019
... Outing” (Youchun gui 遊春歸), from Qiu and Ding, Gujin baimei tuyong, 2:2.1b. Copyright © 2019 by Duke University Press 2019 representations of women “hundred beauties” albums “boudoir plaint,” “fashionable ladies” Xiangsi 相思 (lovesickness or obsession with the absent lover) is as old...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2021) 8 (2): 435–441.
Published: 01 November 2021
... twice. Unlike the typical lovesick but inept and helpless male lover in similar romances, Tan Chuyu not only is determined to win Miaogu's love by challenging social norms and joining her on stage as an actor, but he also does not hesitate to die with her when their love is denied and their wish...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2021) 8 (2): 307–340.
Published: 01 November 2021
...臺， 6 and burned incense at the pavilion for praying to the moon [for an opportunity to meet my lover]. 推燒香到拜月亭。 But I am closely followed by the smart Meixiang , 則被這㑳梅香緊將咱隨定， 8 so that I am not able to convey my lovesickness on the red leaves . 不能勾寫相思紅葉題情。 I wish he were...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2014) 1 (1-2): 65–89.
Published: 01 November 2014
... a lovesick Lü Guan sits listlessly for the civil service examination. In the opening aria written to the tune from “Mai xiangsi” 賣相思 (Lovesickness for Sale), Lü Guan mentions Yuan Yuling's 袁于令 (1592–ca.1674) Xilou ji 西樓記 (The West Tower): 25 “The [performance of the] new play The West Tower in its...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2022) 9 (2): 397–424.
Published: 01 November 2022
... to not only keep a safe distance from the opposite site, the pleasure quarters where she originally lived, but also legitimize the erotic implications in some of her poems, such as vivid depictions of a young and languid woman suffering from lovesickness, as well as her reminiscence of passionate dreams...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2019) 6 (1): 1–14.
Published: 01 April 2019
... “fashionable ladies.” Thematically centered on the iconic feminine feeling of lovesickness ( xiangsi 相思), Li's article provides rich, visual materials that demonstrate a remarkable mixture of traditional feelings, poetic expression, and gesture. Li discusses how these modern influences sought to achieve...
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Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (2015) 2 (1): 8–42.
Published: 01 April 2015
... in a courtyard without a soul in sight suggests her quiet loneliness. The first part of this image shows two women sitting idly in a pavilion by a lake. With heads bent and eyes fixed on the water, they show signs of lovesickness. The second part of the image depicts lotus flowers floating on the lake...
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