Li Mengyang, the North-South Divide, and Literati Learning in Ming China

Li Mengyang (1473 1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong 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.

Summary

Li Mengyang (1473–1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong 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.

Product details

• Authors: Chang Woei Ong
• Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780674970595
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97059-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 236 mm x 163 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 648 g
• Illustrations: 1 line illustration, 1 map
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies