A book to burn and a book to keep (hidden) : selected writings / Li Zhi ; edited and translated by Rivi Handler-Spitz, Pauline C. Lee, and Haun Saussy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Zhi, 1527-1602, author.

Contributor:

Handler-Spitz, Rebecca, editor, translator.

Lee, Pauline C., editor, translator.

Saussy, Haun, 1960- editor, translator.

Series:

Translations from the Asian classics

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Physical Description:

xxxv, 366 pages : map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

Table of contents in English and Chinese.

Summary:

Lizhi's interpretations of history, religion, literature, and social relations synthe-sized Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ethics and incorporated the Neo-Confucian idealism of such thinkers as Wang Yangming. The result was a series of heretical writings that caught fire among Li Zhi's contemporaries. Translated for the first time into English, Li Zhi's bold challenges to established doctrines will captivate anyone curious about the origins of such subtly transgressive works as the sixteenth-century play The Peony Pavilion or the eighteenth-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber. Fond of vivid sentiment and sharp expression, Li Zhi refused to support sanctioned ideas about morality and wrote stinging critiques. In this sophisticated translation, English-speaking readers encounter the best of this intellectual's contribution to Chinese thought. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Prefaces 3

1 Author's Preface 3

Part II Letters 7

1 In Response to Deng Shiyang 7

2 To Yang Dingjian 10

3 To Zhuang Chunfu 12

4 A Letter in Reply to Provincial Officer Liu 15

5 Letter to a Friend in the Capital 19

6 Three Essays for Two Monies of Huang'an 21

7 A Letter in Response to the Claim That Women Are Too Shortsighted to Understand the Dao 29

8 Li Zhi and Geng Dingxiang : Correspondence 34

9 To Yang Dingjian 63

10 A Response to Zhou Liutang 65

Part III Miscellaneous Writings : Short Essays and Discourses 75

1 A Sketch of Zhuowu: Written in Yunnan : 75

2 On He Xinyin 84

3 On the Warring States 89

4 On Weapons and Food 92

5 Discussion on Husband and Wife: Reflections After Long Contemplation : 99

6 On Miscellaneous Matters 102

7 Explanation of the Childlike Heart-Mind 106

8 On the Childlike Mind 111

9 The Hub of The Heart Sutra 114

10 Notes on "The Hub" 119

11 On Loftiness and Cleanliness 121

12 Preface to The Loyal and Righteous Outlaws of the Marsh 125

13 Preface to Su Che's Explication of Laozi 129

14 Postface to The Prose of Our Time 132

15 Mr. Li's Ten Kinds of Association 135

16 Self-Appraisal 138

17 An Appraisal of Liu Xie 140

18 On a Scroll Painting of Square Bamboo 142

19 In Memoriam, Master Wang Longxi 146

20 In Memoriam, Master Luo Jinxi 150

21 Afterword to Journeying with Companions 158

22 Reading a Letter from Ruowu's Mother 162

23 Record of Master Geng Dingli 166

24 A Petition of Worship and Recitation to the Medicine Buddha 172

25 A Petition Upon Completion of Worshipful Recitation of The Medicine Buddha Sutra 175

26 A Brief Introduction, to Resolving Doubts About the Pure land 178

27 Disciplining the Sangha 181

28 Reflections on My Life 185

29 The Pavilion for Worshipping the Moon 190

30 Red Duster 192

Part IV Readings of History 195

1 On the Letter Terminating Relations 195

2 Dragonfly Ditty 197

3 Biography of Bo Yi 199

4 Adorned with Every Mark of Dignity 201

5 Xunzi, Li Si, and Master Wu 204

6 People of the Song Dynasty Disparaged Xunzi 206

7 On Friendship 207

Part V Poetry 209

Introduction to Li Zhi's Poetry 209

1 "The Pleasure of Reading," with a Prologue 211

2 Ballad of the North Wind 215

3 Chrysanthemum Regrets 217

4 Monastic Seclusion 218

5 Lantern Festival 219

6 Red and White Plum Blossoms Flourishing at the Lake-an Amusement 220

7 At a Banquet on a Spring Evening, I Receive the Word "Lack" 221

8 Sending Off Zheng Zixuan, Also for Jiao Hong 222

9 To Matteo Ricci of the Far West 223

10 Encountering Troops Marching East During a Morning Walk, I Send a Poem to Vice-Censor-in-Chief Mei 225

11 Composed with Joy Upon Arriving at the Temple of Bliss on the Double Ninth Festival and Learning That Yuan Hongdao Would Soon Be Here 227

12 Heavy Rain and Snow at the Temple of Bliss on New Year's Day 228

13 The Glazed Temple 229

Selections From Another Book to Burn (Xu Fenshu ) 231

Part I Prefaces 233

1 Preface to Master Li's Another Book to Burn / Jiao Hong , Jiao Hong 233

2 Upon Reading Old Zhuowu's Writings / Zhang Nai , Zhang Nai 235

3 Preface to the Second Printing of Li Zhi's Writings 238

Part II Letters To 241

1 To Ma Lishan 241

2 Discussing Literature with a Friend 245

3 A Reply to Li Shilong 247

4 To Zhou Youshan 249

5 To Geng Kenian 253

6 To Zeng Jiquan 255

7 Letter to a Friend 256

Part III Miscellaneous Writings Short Essays and Discourses 259

1 Preface to Selections from "A Record of a Cart Full of Ghosts" 259

2 Preface to the Anthology Unstringing the Bow 263

3 A Brief Introduction to a Selection of Daoist Teachings 265

4 Written at the End of Yuan Zhongdao's Hand Scroll 267

5 On The Lotus Sutra Chapter on Expedient Devices 270

6 On The Diamond Sutra 273

7 On Recluses 276

8 How the Three Teachings Lead Back to Confucianism 278

9 After Sakyamuni Buddha 282

10 Distribution of Work Assignments in the Sangha 286

11 An Inscription for the Image of Confucius in the Cloister of the Flourishing Buddha 289

12 Master Li Zhuowu's Testament 291

Part IV Poetry 295

1 On Reading Du Fu (Two Poems) 295

2 Watching the Army at the East Gate of the City 297

3 Amitabha Temple 298

4 Reading the Resignation Memorial of Gu Chong'an 299

5 Spring Night 300

6 Listening to the Chanting of The Lotus Sutra 301

7 Eight Quatrains from Prison 302

8 Spring Rain on a Great House 305

9 My Feelings Upon Ascending the Mountain and Receiving a Letter from Jiao Hong 306

10 After the Snow 308

11 Sitting Alone in Meditation 309

12 A Sudden Chill 310

13 Evening Rain 311

14 Watching the Rain with Dazhi 312

15 Hard Rain 313

16 Viewing the Yellow Crane Pavilion from the River 314

17 Drifting on East Lake with Li Jiantian 316

From a Book to Keep (Hidden) (Cangshu) (1599) 317

1 Introduction to the Table of Contents of the Historical Annals and Biographies in A Book to Keep (Hidden) 317

2 Li Zhi on the First Emperor 320

The Historical Record 325

1 The Life of Li Wenling 325

2 Veritable Record of the Memorial Impeaching Li Zhi Submitted by Supervising Censor Zhang Wenda on the Yimao Day of the Second Intercalary Month of the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of Emperor Shenzong 334.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780231166126

0231166125

9780231166133

0231166133

OCLC:

928124173