Fang Yizhi's Later Years Examination

Author: Yu Ying-shih
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A Study of the Later Years of Fang Yizhi is a masterpiece by Professor Yu Ying-shih, first published in 1972. Over the years, the author has continuously discovered new materials, made additional research and revisions. The book meticulously traces the activities of Fang Yizhi in his later years and his eventual suicide at Hongkong Tide, but it is not merely a traditional biographical study. The author aims to uncover a glimpse of the spiritual world of the refugee scholar-officials during the Ming-Qing transition, as this period marks a dramatic and tragic era in Chinese history. The Revised Edition provides a more detailed and thorough explanation and discussion of Fang Yizhi's death. To clarify the research process, several previously published articles are linked and compiled together in the book, without correcting old errors with new theories. Readers can thus understand how different materials lead to the refinement and improvement of perspectives.