EAS100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Wanli Emperor, Hongwu Emperor, Ming Dynasty
Document Summary
Strong social heiarchy and class division (evidenced by the story teller, different boats in the 15th night, crab parties, rice provided from a certain area) Quantified amounts of money spent on this lifestyle- implicit saying to the ming reader of zhang dai"s class. Lives the world as his own, not inhibited. Prose describing temporal movement (e. g day to night), but also different places. Knowledge is valued and used to communicate & entertain. Doesn"t mix well with other classes- different kind of distance in which he sees or meets other people. Shows that classes are very distinct, he does not mix- with peasants, friends with similar sensibilities, etc. Conscious of himself, but also outside as if in vicinity. Vivid experience with multiple perspectives of himself (and landscape) Prizing moments of being the only one to see this unusual" scene, but also prize being not the only one to find this value. Lecture component of class- understanding the ming (1580-1644)
