列女傳 by Xiang Liu
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"列女傳" by Liu Xiang is a biographical compilation created around 18 BCE. This influential work presents 125 accounts of exemplary women from ancient Chinese history, drawn from early historical texts. Organized into eight scrolls, it features empresses, mothers, scholars, and warriors whose stories illustrate Confucian virtues. From Meng Mu, who raised her son Mencius through poverty, to warriors who defended their honor, these idealized biographies shaped Chinese moral education for women across
two millennia, establishing enduring standards of feminine virtue in traditional society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Liu, Xiang, 78? BCE-7? BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | 列女傳 |
| Alternate Title | Lie nü zhuan |
| Alternate Title | Lie Nu Chuan |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographies_of_Exemplary_Women |
| Credits | Produced by Ieong Hio-Kuan |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | CT: History: Biography |
| Subject | China -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Women -- China -- Biography |
| Subject | Women -- China -- Conduct of life |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 24228 |
| Release Date | Jan 10, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 512 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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