To Die and Not Decay: Autobiography and the Pursuit of Immortality in Early China

by Matthew V. Wells

To Die and Not Decay is the only book-length study to date on early Chinese autobiographical writing and the cultural issues surrounding this particular genre. While other studies have regarded texts of the Han (206 BCE-220 CE) and early medieval period (220-589 CE) as antecedents for later authors, Matthew Wells focuses exclusively on earlier texts such as Ge Hong's (ca. 283-343 CE) "Authorial Postface" to the Baopuzi Waipian and asks what they say...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0924304588
• ISBN13: 9780924304583
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Association for Asian Studies
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"