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Nos. 59 & 60
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(Spring & Autumn 2003)
The Faces of a Chinese Beauty: Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun was a Han court lady who volunteered to marry the Xiongnu Khan in 33 BC. Her plight, and her place as one of the four great beauties of China, have fascinated poets, playwrights, painters, and politicians for two thousand years. She has been portrayed by generations of writers as pitiable, courageous, wise, or patriotic, though such depictions reveal more about the authors than about Wang herself.
The most representative of the poems, plays, stories and paintings celebrating this beauty are featured in this special double issue. In these pages the reader will find a broad spectrum of Chinese cultural attitudes and perceptions of women through the centuries.
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No. 58
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(Autumn 2002)
A miscellaneous issue featuring Chinese lyrics, excerpts from the late 19th-century novel Shanghai Demi-monde by Han Banqing, modern fiction by Ding Ling and Zhang Kangkang, and poetry by the Taiwan poet Chen Kehua.
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No. 57
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(Spring 2002)
This issue features proverbs from H. A. Giles' Gems of Chinese Literature in bilingual format, stories from Eighty-one Dreams by Zhang Henshui and Yijian zhi by Hong Mai, Ming ditties by Feng Menglong, as well as contemporary poems by Hsi Muren, Han Dong, and Shu Ting. Table of
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No. 56
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(Autumn 2001)
Special Section: New Hong Kong Poetry
A bilingual format showcases the recent poetry of three generations of Hong Kong poets.
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No. 55
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(Spring 2001)
Special Section: Singaporean Chinese Poetry
Twenty-five poems by 14 poets shape a major introduction to contemporary Singaporean Chinese poets.
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Nos. 53 & 54
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(Spring & Autumn 2000)
Chinese Impressions of the West
From the mid to late 19th century, educated Chinese as well as government officials began exploring aspects of Western civilization, their purpose to preserve China's nationhood. Excerpts from petitions, diaries and travelogues reveal the observations and experiences of government officials, diplomats, dissidents, scholars and students, those who journeyed to the West, as well as those who stayed behind. The issue also includes depictions of Westerners from popular journals and magazines.
'Renditions has pulled off yet another coup in masterminding this special double issue devoted to reports from the West by Chinese travellers in the 19th century.'
—South China Morning Post
'The early impressions and historical events continue to influence Chinese thinking today'
—L.Z. Yuan, Senior Advisor, China Program,
Asia Foundation.
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No. 52
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(Autumn 1999)
Features fiction by Eileen Chang; two essays by Ch'i Chun and Yu Qiuyu; classical poetry by Du Fu; contemporary poetry by Zhai Yongming; three stories by Wan Zhi, and a story by Yuan Qiongqiong.
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No. 51
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(Spring 1999)
'Chinese literature can be fun' being the motto of Renditions, this issue is an offering of humorous writings by some of the best known classical writers such as Han Yu and Li Yu, as well as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo from the May Fourth generation, and from Bai folk literature. Also featuring excerpts from Tracks in the Snow by the Manchu Bannerman Linqing.
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