This work looks at a prominent theme in premodern Chinese prose fiction and drama: that of jealous and belligerent wives, or viragos, who dominate their husbands and abuse other women. It focuses on Chinese literary works of the period from the 16th to the 18th century.
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This work looks at a prominent theme in premodern Chinese prose fiction and drama: that of jealous and belligerent wives, or viragos, who dominate their husbands and abuse other women. It focuses on Chinese literary works of the period from the 16th to the 18th century.
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