Li Mengyang, the North-South divide, and literati learning in Ming China
By: Chang Woei Ong
Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series -- 104; Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series -- 104.
Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780674970595
Subjects: Chinese literature; Intellectual life; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation
Description: "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. Ong comprehensively examines Li's intellectual scheme, situating his quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-345) and index.

In English with Chinese citations.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Historical and intellectual background: North and South: Li the man and his world; title: Taking the past as a model in the Song-Ming period; title: Part II. Understanding the cosmos : Patterns of the cosmos; title: The human world as part of the cosmos; title: Part III. Learning for the state : Institutions for learning; title: The contents of learning; title: Part IV. Expressing the self : Prose; title: Poetry; title: Conclusion: Towards an understanding of Li Mengyang's legacy.