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The Red Brush: Writing Women of Imperial China – A Comprehensive Guide to the Anthology and its History

"The Red Brush: Writing Women of Imperial China, authored by Wilt L. Idema and Beata Grant, is the definitive scholarly anthology and critical survey of female literary production from the Han Dynasty to the early 20th century. It provides annotated translations of poetry, prose, and drama, recovering the voices of hundreds of women who shaped Chinese intellectual history despite restrictive social structures. The publication of The Red Brush in 2004 by the Harvard University Asia Center marked a pivotal moment in Sinology. For the first time, English-speaking readers and scholars had access to a massive, 800-page compendium that challenged th..."

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