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Women, Femininity, and Love in the Writings of Bo Juyi (772-846)
… connecting two families. Third, the practices of courtesanship, which peaked during the Mid-Tang period, are investigated, and the connection between the dramatic rise of courtesan culture and the increasing dominance of the examination graduates in Mid-Tang society is made. Fourth, Bo Juyi's …
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Music Making in Iran: Developments Between the Sixteenth and Late Nineteenth Centuries
… chapter provides a background on the role of courtesans and their accompanying instrumentalists in Iran between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. The influence of upper-class courtesans on the urban musical milieu was particularly strong throughout the seventeenth century. While they …