Document Type
Pre-Qin Times
Publication Date
10-4-2022
Abstract
This episode tells the stories of two Daoist nuns, Li Ye, who became a palace woman, and Yu Xuanji, who became a courtesan. Both left behind highly regarded poems but lost their lives to execution. The episode explores the perception of literary talent as it intersects with femininity.
Episode
Episode 36
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Samei, M. B., & Cai, Z. (2022, Oct 4). Women and Poetry in the Tang Dynasty: A traitor and a murderess: the poetic nuns Li Ye and Yu Xuanji [36]. In How to read Chinese poetry podcast. Hong Kong: Lingnan University. Retrieved from https://commons.ln.edu.hk/poetry_podcast/36/