The Death of a Mrs.Wang:Narration of an Unimportant Person and the Humanistic Concern from the Western Perspective
The Death of a Mrs.Wang:the Unimportant Person behind the Great History is Shi Jingqian's historical narrative work about a nobody written by"the other"from the western perspective,which focuses on the descrip-tion of the widow group and the elite class represented by Huang Liuhong,revealing western scholars'humanistic care for Chinese women in lower class in the second half of the 17th century and their criticism of the feudal pa-triarchal society.Under the influence of western culture,the author"creates a dream"for Wang,reflecting the beautiful vision of striving for equal rights for women and looking forward to social progress with the hint of Chi-nese elements and the integration of Chinese and western images.The work studies the tragedy of Mrs.Wang by reviewing history,issuing a warning to the times and causing modern people to reflect on the fate of Chinese women and human beings.
The Death of a Mrs.Wangfemale groupnarration of a nobodywestern perspectivecross cultural research