“When the Husband is Mild, the Wife is Gentle” 夫和妻柔: Marriage Cases in Pre-modern Chinese Legal and Literary Judgments

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이번 특별강연은 Tony D. Qian 교수님(Tuffs University)을 모시고, “When the Husband is Mild, the Wife is Gentle” 夫和妻柔: Marriage Cases in Pre-modern Chinese Legal and Literary Judgments라는 주제로 진행될 예정입니다.

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“When the Husband is Mild, the Wife is Gentle” 夫和妻柔: Marriage Cases in Pre-modern Chinese Legal and Literary Judgments

Pre-modern Chinese law codes assigned precise punishments for specific violations. In reality, however, punishments were not always given out in strict accordance with the codes. Marriage cases in pre-modern China offer us one of the best examples of how the law codes were not dispositive in resolving contentious cases, especially cases that involved highly personal and emotional matters. This talk examines a selection of real and hypothetical cases from the Tang to the Qing dynasty that have to do with marriage disputes. These cases suggest that “law” in pre-modern China was based not only on the formal codes but also on notions of fairness as expressed in classical, historical, and literary texts. These texts gave shape to a law of equity that is only implicit in the law codes.

강연자:  Tony D. Qian 교수(Tuffs University)

주제: “When the Husband is Mild, the Wife is Gentle” 夫和妻柔: Marriage Cases in Pre-modern Chinese Legal and Literary Judgments

강연언어 : 영어  (질의 응답은 중국어도 가능)

일시 : 2018년 5월 23일 (수) 오후 15:30 ~ 17:00

장소 : 아시아연구소 405호

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Prof. Tony D. Qian (Tuffs Univ.)

-Ph.D. (May 2017), Harvard University, Comparative Literature

-J.D. (March 2013), Harvard Law School

-A.B. (June 2008), Harvard University, Literature

-연구 분야: Classical Greek and Roman literature and oratory; Chinese poetry, lyrics,

and short fiction of the middle period (7th c. to 13th c.);

law and literature; juristic writings of the medieval West and middle period China; translation;

historical narratives; modern Chinese fiction.