Border Crossing and the Woman Writer: The Case of Gui Maoyi (1762-1835)
Gui Maoyi was from Changshu and was a descendant of famed essayist Gui Youguang (1507-71). She studied poetry with her father and made the acquaintance of other women poets of her time. Gui's educational background and talent for poetry led her in 1798 to become a disciple of the famed Yuan Mei (1716-98). Toward the end of her life her reputation grew well beyond her own social circle. There are several records of highly successful gentlemen traveling to make her acquaintance in Shanghai. A few of these helped support her during her final years. This lecture focuses upon the transition that Gui made from being Yuan Mei's disciple to becoming a self-supporting writer. She went from being a typically cloistered gentlewoman to a woman well known in her time.
Location: FEAS Seminar Room (Mary Houghton Freeman Room)
Admission: This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsor: Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
URL:"> Contact: Shirley Lawrence, Program Coordinator: 860-685-2330, slawrence@wesleyan.edu
