Observations on a few Attitudes in the Chinese Poetry of Ancient East Asian Female Writers

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relevance of the broad East Asian context by exploring the attitudes revealed in the works of ancient female Chinese poets from Korea, China, and Japan. It also aims to reveal the significance and value of these attitudes from a feminist perspective on East Asian women's literature. The ancient Korean, Chinese, and Japanese countries shared the same cultural and linguistic landscape of Confucianism and Chinese characters. The Chinese poetry of female writers in each country exhibited several tendencies: spontaneity and generosity, honesty and sincerity. These attitudes reveal the subjectivity of female writers in spontaneity and sincerity. Generosity represents the value of understanding and acceptance towards others and the world, while honesty allows for a broad readership appeal by surpassing cultural boundaries through the expression of genuine emotions.