Through “Peony Pavilion” and “The Taming of the Shrew”: Reveal the Influence of Female Education on Women in the Renaissance and Ming Dynasty

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10.2991/978-2-38476-094-7_22How to use a DOI?

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Peony Pavilion; female image; The Taming of the Shrew

Abstract

“Peony Pavilion” and “The Taming of the Shrew” were written in the same period and successfully gained recognition respectively. It is actual that on the performing stage, the female character of “Peony Pavilion” and “The Taming of the Shrew” were both performed by men, while the effect of education which was more likely to teach Du Lininang and Katharina the ethical contents was implied in the plots of these two works. This paper will emphasize analyzing the female image of Du Liniang and Katharina and how the plots of female education impact them. Moreover, these plots shall reveal how education influenced women’s daily life and how did women fight for their rights in different fields and the real world.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zihan Zheng
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/08/29
TI  - Through “Peony Pavilion” and “The Taming of the Shrew”: Reveal the Influence of Female Education on Women in the Renaissance and Ming Dynasty
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 187
EP  - 193
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-094-7_22
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-094-7_22
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