The Localized Imagery and Polyphonic Narrative of the Newly-Found Ten Farewell to Yingtai in the French National Library
The Ten Farewell to Yingtai stocked in the National Library of France is a rare document of traditional Chi-nese prosimetric and verse narrative,there are some differences in expressions and thoughts from the known The Whole Book of Butterfly Lovers Known as the Nanyin of Peony in the Qing dynasty.The Nanyin version of Ten Farewell to Yingtai in French library incorporates the image of the local scenery in the Lingnan region;due to the rebellious char-acter of the regional culture of Lingnan and the influence of western culture in the late Qing dynasty,the dialogue be-tween Yingtai's consciousness of self and that of the"other"is constructed through the polyphonic narration,and the characterization breaks through the traditional feudal ethics and presents a different image of Yingtai.
Chinese Books in FranceTen Farewell to Ying TaiLocalizationPolyphonyFemale Image