The main theme of this book is the interaction between China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. It examines how Guanzhong literati conceptualized three sets of relations: central/regional, 'official'/'unofficial' and national/local.
The main theme of this book is the interaction between China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. It examines how Guanzhong literati ...
Li Mengyang (1473-1530) was a scholar-official and man of letters who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. In this first book-length study of Li in English, Chang Woei Ong comprehensively examines his intellectual scheme and situates Li's quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order in the context of intellectual transitions since the Song dynasty.
Ong examines Li's emergence at the distinctive historical juncture of the mid-Ming dynasty, when differences in...
Li Mengyang (1473-1530) was a scholar-official and man of letters who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient style...
