Symptoms of an Unruly Age Li Zhi and Cultures of Early Modernity

Symptoms of an Unruly Age compares the writings of Li Zhi (1527-1602) and his late-Ming compatriots to texts composed by their European contemporaries, including Montaigne, Shakespeare, and Cervantes. Emphasizing aesthetic patterns that transcend national boundaries, Rivi Handler-Spitz explores thes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Handler-Spitz, Rebecca, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, [Washington] ; London, [England] : University of Washington Press 2017.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Transparent language: origin myths and early modern aspirations of recovery
  • The rhetoric of bluff: paradox, irony, and self-contradiction
  • Sartorial signs and Li Zhi's paradoxical appearance
  • Money and Li Zhi's economies of rhetoric
  • Dubious books and definitive editions
  • Provoking or persuading readers? Li Zhi and the incitement of critical judgment.