Saying All That Can Be Said : The Art of Describing Sex in Jin Ping Mei /

Saying All That Can Be Said : The Art of Describing Sex in Jin Ping Mei /

In Saying All That Can Be Said , Keith McMahon presents the first full analysis of the sexually explicit portrayals in the Ming novel Jin Ping Mei 金瓶梅 (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Countering common views of those portrayals as "just sex" or as "bad sex," he shows that they are...

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Main Author: McMahon, Keith (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Massachusetts ; Cambridge : Harvard University Asia Center, 2023.

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Chinese literature > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 > History and criticism.
Erotic literature, Chinese > 16th century > History and criticism.
Sex and history > China.
Sex in literature > 16th century.

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Call Number: PL2275.E74

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Saying All That Can Be Said /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Jin Ping Mei and the Art of the Bedchamber /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • The Language of Sex in Jin Ping Mei /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Sex as Battle /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Graphic Description in Jin Ping Mei /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Different Sex with Different Women /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Jin Ping Mei and Ming and Qing Pornography /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • The Ways of Being Pornographic /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Bibliography /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Index /
  • Author: Keith McMahon
  • Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series /
  • Author: Keith McMahon.