Project Gutenberg 2008-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 60 Liu, Xiang 劉向 列女傳 Lie nü zhuan Lie Nu Chuan Produced by Ieong Hio-Kuan "列女傳" by Xiang Liu is a historical account written in ancient China, likely during the early imperial period. The work focuses on the virtuous women of various dynasties, showcasing their moral integrity, influence, and essential roles in the family and society. Each segment highlights the stories of different women, emphasizing themes of loyalty, wisdom, and virtue in the face of adversity. At the start of the text, the author presents various exemplary women, beginning with the daughters of Emperor Yao, who support the future Emperor Shun amid family conspiracies. The narrative then progresses through the stories of other remarkable women, such as Jiang Yan, who despite being abandoned at birth, rises to significance through her wisdom and motherhood, and the wise counsel of other mothers who guided influential sons. These stories collectively illustrate the moral values and cultural ideals surrounding womanhood in ancient Chinese society, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of these themes throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh China -- Social life and customs Women -- China -- Biography Women -- China -- Conduct of life CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 185144 185091 2024-09-10T10:36:57.991265 2023-09-11T04:07:58.688928 text/html text/html 185137 185084 2024-09-10T10:36:58.168121 2023-09-11T04:07:58.826942 text/html text/html 110759 2024-09-10T10:37:01.780051 application/epub+zip 112601 2024-09-10T10:36:59.350117 application/epub+zip 112601 2024-09-10T10:36:58.617085 application/epub+zip 221618 2024-09-10T10:37:03.556023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214407 2024-09-10T10:37:01.308123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214665 2022-09-11T08:55:40.460527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168704 2024-09-10T10:36:57.793099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168626 2008-01-09T18:42:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 74754 2008-01-09T18:42:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17786 2024-09-10T10:37:03.699015 application/rdf+xml 8126 2024-09-10T10:36:58.951061 image/jpeg 2370 2024-09-10T10:36:58.785088 image/jpeg 111320 2024-09-10T10:36:58.185090 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia zh.wikipedia