How Long to Read A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden)

How Long Does it Take to Read A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden)?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden) by Zhi Li

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Li Zhi's iconoclastic interpretations of history, religion, literature, and social relations have fascinated Chinese intellectuals for centuries. His approach synthesized Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ethics and incorporated the Neo-Confucian idealism of such thinkers as Wang Yangming (1472–1529). The result was a series of heretical writings that caught fire among Li Zhi's contemporaries, despite an imperial ban on their publication, and intrigued Chinese audiences long after his death. Translated for the first time into English, Li Zhi's bold challenge to established doctrines will captivate anyone curious about the origins of such subtly transgressive works as the sixteenth-century play The Peony Pavilion or the eighteenth-century novel Dream of the Red Chamber. In A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden), Li Zhi confronts accepted ideas about gender, questions the true identity of history's heroes and villains, and offers his own readings of Confucius, Laozi, and the Buddha. Fond of vivid sentiment and sharp expression, Li Zhi made no distinction between high and low literary genres in his literary analysis. He refused to support sanctioned ideas about morality and wrote stinging social critiques. Li Zhi praised scholars who risked everything to expose extortion and misrule. In this sophisticated translation, English-speaking readers encounter the best of this heterodox intellectual's vital contribution to Chinese thought and culture.

How long is A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden)?

A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden) by Zhi Li is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden) aloud.

What Reading Level is A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden)?

A Book to Burn and a Book to Keep (Hidden) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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