Yu xuanji
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Author
Yu xuanji
Location
Chang'an (Xi'an)
Dates
844-868
Biography
One of the most famous female poets of the Tang dynasty, Yu Xuanji started as a concubine, but later entered a Daoist nunnery and composed varied and diverse works that influence contemporary authors today.
Works
50 poems and discussion of courtesan relationships
Languages
Mandarin
Genres
Poetry, Conduct, Propriety
Editions and Translations
Kang-i Sun Chang and Haun Saussy. Women Writers of Traditional China. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1999.
