The Chinese Pleasure Book by Nylan, Michael
The Chinese Pleasure Book by Nylan, Michael

The Chinese Pleasure Book

This book takes up one of the most important themes in Chinese thought: the relation of pleasurable...
$77.51 SGD
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SKU: 9781942130130
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Author: Michael Nylan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Chinese Pleasure Book by Nylan, Michael

The Chinese Pleasure Book

$77.51
The Chinese Pleasure Book by Nylan, Michael

The Chinese Pleasure Book

$77.51
Author: Michael Nylan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
This book takes up one of the most important themes in Chinese thought: the relation of pleasurable activities to bodily health and to the health of the body politic. Unlike Western theories of pleasure, early Chinese writings contrast pleasure not with pain but with insecurity, assuming that it is right and proper to seek and take pleasure, as well as experience short-term delight. Equally important is the belief that certain long-term relational pleasures are more easily sustained, as well as potentially more satisfying and less damaging. The pleasures that become deeper and more ingrained as the person invests time and effort to their cultivation include friendship and music, sharing with others, developing integrity and greater clarity, reading and classical learning, and going home. Each of these activities is explored through the early sources (mainly fourth century BC to the eleventh century AD), with new translations of both well-known and seldom-cited texts.

Author: Michael Nylan
Publisher: Zone Books
Published: 10/11/2018
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781942130130
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Nylan, Michael: - Michael Nylan is Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley. Her recent publications include Chang'an 26 BCE: An Augustan Age in China, Exemplary Figures (a complete translation of Yang Xiong's Fayan), and Yang Xiong and the Pleasures of Reading and Classical Learning in China.
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