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    The Objectionable Li Zhi: Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China
    The Objectionable Li Zhi: Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China
    The Objectionable Li Zhi: Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China
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    The Objectionable Li Zhi: Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China

    By Rivi Handler-Spitz and Haun Saussy

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    Iconoclastic scholar Li Zhi (1527–1602) was a central figure in the cultural world of the late Ming dynasty. His provocative and controversial words and actions shaped print culture, literary practice, attitudes toward gender, and perspectives on Buddhism and the afterlife. Although banned, his writings were never fully suppressed, because they tapped into issues of vital significance to generations of readers. His incisive remarks, along with the emotional intensity and rhetorical power with which he delivered them, made him an icon of his cultural moment and an emblem of early modern Chinese intellectual dissent.

    In this volume, leading China scholars demonstrate the interrelatedness of seemingly discrete aspects of Li Zhi’s thought and emphasize his far-reaching impact on his contemporaries and successors. In doing so, they challenge the myth that there was no tradition of dissidence in premodern China.

    The open access publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
    Release dateJan 31, 2021
    ISBN9780295748399
    The Objectionable Li Zhi: Fiction, Criticism, and Dissent in Late Ming China

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