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Paesaggi di viaggio e paesaggi umani nelle opere di quattro scrittrici cinesi

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Abstract

This paper explores the travel writing by four women writers from modern and contemporary China. Drawing from the concepts of gendered mobility and kinship, I analyse their representation of both human and natural landscapes from a subjective perspective, one that, in dialogue with the natural and social environment, becomes intersubjective. In this intersubjective space, the observer and the observed share a common fate and emotional experience. Rich and diverse in historical, ethnic, natural and social dimensions, China’s landscape – viewed through the lens of women’s autobiographical and travel narratives – emerges as a boundless repository of stories and emotions that unite humanity and nature.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Sept. 22, 2025 | Accepted: Oct. 27, 2025 | Published Dec. 15, 2025 | Language: it

Keywords IntersubjectivityWomenNatureKinshipTravel writing


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