Renditions no. 79 (Spring 2013) or Records of the Grand

or Records of the Grand Historian

and seventeenth century critic Jin Shengtan’s insightful commentary on the Shuihu zhuan

five of the most brilliant women writers from Taiwan confront issues facing women born and bred in big cities

marriage and mother-daughter relationships

scholars and students

Renditions no. 79 (Spring 2013) or Records of the GrandThe issue features a selection of work representing a variety of periods and genres of Chinese literature. Highlights include Lament over My Poor Fate, an extraordinary long poem of female authorship from the Song dynasty translated by Wilt Idema, a selection of Huang Zunxians writings on Japan, translated by Jack Chen and Yunshuang Zhang, followed by a commentary essay by Cheng Yu yu of National Taiwan University. We will also continue our