Literati identity and its fictional representations in late imperial China / Stephen J. Roddy.

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1998

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index.

Part I. The Image of the Literati in Qing Discourse. 1. Literati identity and the Qing epistemological crisis -- 2. Discourses of the literati and the literati in discourse -- 3. The intellectual milieus of three novelists -- Part II. The Deconstruction of Literati Identity in Rulin Waishi. 4. Scholars, poets, painters and essayists -- 5. The decline of literati mores -- 6. The use and abuse of ritual -- Part III. Fictional Reconstruction of Literati Identity. 7. Yesou Puyan: a Confucian-feminist utopia? -- 8. The philological musings of Jinghua Yuan

"By reading vernacular fiction, scholarly and exegetical texts, and aesthetic treatises as parallel if not wholly identical attempts to redefine literati identity, the book aims to advance our understanding of the intersections and overlaps between literary and discursive practices of late traditional China."--BOOK JACKET.

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The left hand of God / William E. Barrett

"Carmody is an American flier who turned adventurer in 1947 China. To escape a savage warlord, he masquerades as a man of God, even performing priestly duties. While on a mission, he falls in love with a beautiful nurse who, though ashamed of her feelings, is drawn to him." --- OCLC entry

The Quest for Love of Lao Lee / by Lau Shaw (Lao She) ; tr. from the Chinese by Helena Kuo.
Authorized translation of the author's Li-hun. cf. Publishers' weekly, v.154, no.12, Sept. 18, 1948.

The secret cardinal / Tom Grace.

Called in by the Vatican to examine the workings of the Vatican Library, former Navy SEAL Nolan Kilkenny soon discovers that Pope Leo has another mission in mind--to rescue a "secret" cardinal, a Chinese bishop imprisoned by the Chinese for some thirty years.