Ajian Literati And The Local In Song Yuan Ming China

Download or read book Li Mengyang, the North-South Divide, and Literati Learning in Ming China written by Chang Woei Ong and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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."--