Contents
Introduction. Liang-Zhu: More Than Just a Love Story
1. Stories in Transit: From Local Legend to Butterfly Lovers
2. Adventures in a Male Space: Troubled Gender and Sexuality
3. Between Women and Men: Friendship vs. Love
4. From Sorrowful Separation to Convivial Excursion: The Aesthetics and Poetics of a Parting Journey
5. Transformation and Deification: Butterflies, Souls, and Cross-Cultural Incarnations
Epilogue. The Interconnected Worlds of Liang-Zhu
Notes
Bibliography
Index