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A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings
Zhi Li
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Description for A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings
Hardback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Li Zhi's iconoclastic interpretations of history, religion, literature, and social relations have fascinated Chinese intellectuals for centuries. His approach synthesized Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ethics and incorporated the Neo-Confucian idealism of such thinkers as Wang Yangming (1472-1529). The result was a series of heretical writings that caught fire among Li Zhi's contemporaries, despite an imperial ban on their publication, and intrigued Chinese audiences long after his death. Translated for the first time into English, Li Zhi's bold challenge to established doctrines will captivate anyone curious about the origins of such subtly transgressive works as the sixteenth-century play The Peony Pavilion ... Read more
Li Zhi's iconoclastic interpretations of history, religion, literature, and social relations have fascinated Chinese intellectuals for centuries. His approach synthesized Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ethics and incorporated the Neo-Confucian idealism of such thinkers as Wang Yangming (1472-1529). The result was a series of heretical writings that caught fire among Li Zhi's contemporaries, despite an imperial ban on their publication, and intrigued Chinese audiences long after his death. Translated for the first time into English, Li Zhi's bold challenge to established doctrines will captivate anyone curious about the origins of such subtly transgressive works as the sixteenth-century play The Peony Pavilion ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166126
SKU
V9780231166126
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About Zhi Li
Li Zhi (1527-1602), also known as Li Zhuowu, was a controversial philosopher, historian, and author of the late Ming Dynasty. A critic of the Cheng-Zhu School of Neo-Confucian thought, he was ultimately arrested for heresy and, rather than suffer exile, committed suicide in prison. Rivi Handler-Spitz is assistant professor of Asian languages and cultures at Macalester College. She is ... Read more
Reviews for A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden): Selected Writings
The editors and translators of this volume have masterfully rendered into English the works of the fascinating-and highly controversial-Li Zhi, who significantly impacted late Ming thought. We will never look at the diversity of Chinese culture the same way again.
Kang-i Sun Chang, Yale University A rich translation of essays revealing Li Zhi as the epitome of dissent. His ... Read more
Kang-i Sun Chang, Yale University A rich translation of essays revealing Li Zhi as the epitome of dissent. His ... Read more