A Ming Confucian’s World: Selections from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden - Brossura

Lu, Rong

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0295749938 ISBN 13: 9780295749938

Casa editrice: Univ of Washington Pr, 2022

Riassunto

A forgotten century marks the years between the Ming dynasty's (1368–1644) turbulent founding and its sixteenth-century age of exploration and economic transformation. In this period of social stability, retired scholar-official Lu Rong chronicled his observations of Chinese society in Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden (Shuyuan zaji). Openly expressing his admirations and frustrations, Lu provides a window into the quotidian that sets Bean Garden apart from other works of the biji genre of "informal notes."

Mark Halperin organizes a translated selection of Lu's accounts from Miscellaneous Records from the Bean Garden to create a panorama of Ming life. A man of unusual curiosity, Lu describes multiple social classes, ethnicities, and locales in his accounts of political intrigues, farming techniques, religious practices, etiquette, crime, and family life. Centuries after their composition, Lu's words continue to provide a richly textured portrait of China on the cusp of the early modern era.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Lu Rong (1436–1494), a native of Suzhou Prefecture, spent his career in positions at the capital, the northern frontier, and south China. Mark Halperin is associate professor of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Davis. He is author of Out of the Cloister: Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China, 960–1279.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Washington Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0295749938
• ISBN 13: 9780295749938
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 150
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile