The spirit of Deer town : and the redemption of Li Ang's uncanny literary home
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Chinese Literature Today
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
24
Last Page
30
Publisher
University of Oklahoma
Abstract
In this essay, Darryl Sterk, a sinologist based in Taiwan, traces the shifts in the representation of the specters that have always haunted Deer Town, Li Ang's literary home. He argues that over the course of her long literary career, Li Ang has questioned her early assumption that modernity and women's liberation required the transcendence of local religious traditions; in her more recent works, Li Ang suggests that faith in these traditions effects a therapeutic re-enchantment of familiar places in the modern world.
DOI
10.1080/21514399.2011.11833948
Print ISSN
21514399
E-ISSN
21568634
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 University of Oklahoma
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Sterk, D. (2011). The spirit of Deer town: and the redemption of Li Ang's uncanny literary home. Chinese Literature Today, 2(1), 24-30. doi: 10.1080/21514399.2011.11833948