In the West, love occupies center stage in the modern age, whether in art, intellectual life, or the economic life. We may observe a similar development in China, on its own impetus, which has resulted in this characteristic of modernity—this feature of modern life has been securely and unambiguously established, not the least facilitated by the thriving of literature aboutqing, whether in traditional or modern forms.
Qiancheng Li concentrates on the nuances of a similar trend manifested in the Chinese context. The emphasis is on critical readings of the texts that have shaped this trend, including important Ming- and Qing-dynasty works of drama, Buddhist texts and other religious/philosophical works, in all their subtlety and evocative power.
作者簡介：
Qiancheng Li is Associate Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Fictions of Enlightenment: “Journey to the West,” “Tower of Myriad Mirrors,” and “Dream of the Red Chamber”; the editor and annotator of the variorum, critical edition of Xiyou bu; and the co-translator, with Robert E. Hegel, of it, titled Further Adventures on the Journey to the West (2020).
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Acknowledgements ix
A Note on Abbreviations and Citations xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Transmutations of Desire 11
Qing (Desire) and Religions 11
Origin of Desire: Transvaluation of Value 19
The yin and yang, and the Dao 31
Between xing (Nature) and qing (Feeling/Desire) 32
The Ultimate Expression of qing 43
The Full Course of Desire: The End of qing, or Its Transmutation 45
Coda 53
Chapter 2 Mudan ting: The Theater of the Mind 59
The Meaning of qing in Tang Xianzu 60
Immateriality and the Theater of the Mind 62
Indestructibility of Pleasing Forms and Desire (Seqing nanhuai) 69
Pursuing the Dream: The Aftermath and Consequence 82
The Self-Portrait 85
Death and Resurrection 89
Transcending qing 90
Chapter 3 Between Union and Separation: Xixiang ji and the Tragic 101
“Meng youchun” (Dreaming of a Spring Excursion) 101
“Yingying zhuan” (Yingying’s Story) 108
Xixiang ji (The Western Wing) 115
Ming Commentary Traditions on Xixiang ji 120
Jing Shengtan’s Recension: An Anatomy of qing 122
The Tragic: Form and Vision 125
The Imperfect World: Feng Menglong’s Vision of the Tragic 128
Jin Shengtan’s Tragic Vision 131
Coda 143
Chapter 4 Changsheng dian: Qing, Death, and Redemption 147
Hong Sheng’s Purist Revision of the Yang Yuhuan Saga 147
Qing: Between Life and Death 151
From Life to Death 154
Qing’s Repentance (qinghui) and
the Remedy of Regrets (buhen) 159
Ambiguities of qing 164
Chapter 5 Taohua shan: The Inadequacy of qing and the Metaphysical Solution Revisited 169
Qing and Exterior Values 169
The Inadequacy of qing 173
The Peach Blossom Fan 176
Metaphysical Solution Revisited 180
Concluding Remarks 181
Chapter 6 Jiang Shiquan and Xu Xi: Justifications of qing and the Metaphysical Frame 183
After Taohua shan: Jiang Shiquan on Tang Xianzu 183
“Dreams” Reenacted 190
Yu Ergu as the Ideal Reader and the Female Readership of Mudan ting 194
Convergence of Dreams 199
Metaphysical Solutions: Subject and Structure 207
Xu Xi: Life, Desire, and Life-Writing― By Way of Conclusion 212
Chapter 7 Honglou meng: Qing and Visions of the Tragic 217
Honglou meng and the Late Ming Legacy 217
The Imperfect World and the Cosmic Dimension of qing: Significance of the Nüwa Myth 222
Yiyin (Lust of Mind) and chi (Folly) 225
Du Liniang and Jia Baoyu, Fidelity and Promiscuity: Qing Independent of Its Objects 232
Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu: The Sense of the Tragic 234
Two Visions of the Tragic: The 80-Chapter and 120-Chapter Versions 247
Tensions between qing and Its Opposite: The Metaphysics and Dialectics of kong, se,
and qing Revisited 250
Epilogue: Qing and Talents for qing Writing 255
Bibliography 265
Index 293
Acknowledgements ix
A Note on Abbreviations and Citations xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Transmutations of Desire 11
Qing (Desire) and Religions 11
Origin of Desire: Transvaluation of Value 19
The yin and yang, and the Dao 31
Between xing (Nature) and qing (Feeling/Desire) 32
The Ultimate Expression of qing 43
The Full Course of Desire: The End of qing, or Its Transmutation 45
Coda 53
Chapter 2 Mudan ting: The Theater of the Mind 59
The Meaning of qing in Tang Xianzu 60
Immateriality...
目錄
Acknowledgements ix
A Note on Abbreviations and Citations xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Transmutations of Desire 11
Qing (Desire) and Religions 11
Origin of Desire: Transvaluation of Value 19
The yin and yang, and the Dao 31
Between xing (Nature) and qing (Feeling/Desire) 32
The Ultimate Expression of qing 43
The Full Course of Desire: The End of qing, or Its Transmutation 45
Coda 53
Chapter 2 Mudan ting: The Theater of the Mind 59
The Meaning of qing in Tang Xianzu 60
Immateriality and the Theater of the Mind 62
Indestructibility of Pleasing Forms and Desire (Seqing nanhuai) 69
Pursuing the Dream: The Aftermath and Consequence 82
The Self-Portrait 85
Death and Resurrection 89
Transcending qing 90
Chapter 3 Between Union and Separation: Xixiang ji and the Tragic 101
“Meng youchun” (Dreaming of a Spring Excursion) 101
“Yingying zhuan” (Yingying’s Story) 108
Xixiang ji (The Western Wing) 115
Ming Commentary Traditions on Xixiang ji 120
Jing Shengtan’s Recension: An Anatomy of qing 122
The Tragic: Form and Vision 125
The Imperfect World: Feng Menglong’s Vision of the Tragic 128
Jin Shengtan’s Tragic Vision 131
Coda 143
Chapter 4 Changsheng dian: Qing, Death, and Redemption 147
Hong Sheng’s Purist Revision of the Yang Yuhuan Saga 147
Qing: Between Life and Death 151
From Life to Death 154
Qing’s Repentance (qinghui) and
the Remedy of Regrets (buhen) 159
Ambiguities of qing 164
Chapter 5 Taohua shan: The Inadequacy of qing and the Metaphysical Solution Revisited 169
Qing and Exterior Values 169
The Inadequacy of qing 173
The Peach Blossom Fan 176
Metaphysical Solution Revisited 180
Concluding Remarks 181
Chapter 6 Jiang Shiquan and Xu Xi: Justifications of qing and the Metaphysical Frame 183
After Taohua shan: Jiang Shiquan on Tang Xianzu 183
“Dreams” Reenacted 190
Yu Ergu as the Ideal Reader and the Female Readership of Mudan ting 194
Convergence of Dreams 199
Metaphysical Solutions: Subject and Structure 207
Xu Xi: Life, Desire, and Life-Writing— By Way of Conclusion 212
Chapter 7 Honglou meng: Qing and Visions of the Tragic 217
Honglou meng and the Late Ming Legacy 217
The Imperfect World and the Cosmic Dimension of qing: Significance of the Nüwa Myth 222
Yiyin (Lust of Mind) and chi (Folly) 225
Du Liniang and Jia Baoyu, Fidelity and Promiscuity: Qing Independent of Its Objects 232
Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu: The Sense of the Tragic 234
Two Visions of the Tragic: The 80-Chapter and 120-Chapter Versions 247
Tensions between qing and Its Opposite: The Metaphysics and Dialectics of kong, se,
and qing Revisited 250
Epilogue: Qing and Talents for qing Writing 255
Bibliography 265
Index 293
Acknowledgements ix
A Note on Abbreviations and Citations xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1 Transmutations of Desire 11
Qing (Desire) and Religions 11
Origin of Desire: Transvaluation of Value 19
The yin and yang, and the Dao 31
Between xing (Nature) and qing (Feeling/Desire) 32
The Ultimate Expression of qing 43
The Full Course of Desire: The End of qing, or Its Transmutation 45
Coda 53
Chapter 2 Mudan ting: The Theater of the Mind 59
The Meaning of qing in Tang Xianzu 60
Immateriality and the Theater...
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