Ming Dynasty Mountain Hermit Literature Research

Author: Zhang Dejian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book focuses on the Ming Dynasty's mountain hermits and their literary creations, exploring the formation mechanism, composition, survival methods, and cultural character of the mountain hermit groups. On this basis, it conducts an in-depth study of mountain hermit literature. The book argues that the Ming Dynasty's mountain hermit groups were a product of the special political, cultural, and economic conditions of the Ming Dynasty. Under social pressure and in the gaps of the autocratic system, mountain hermits developed distorted mindsets and decadent personalities. As the mountain hermit groups expanded and their cultural influence grew, by reconciling spiritual liberation with life's pleasures and cultural traditions with real-world needs, mountain hermits ultimately became the representatives of late Ming culture.