Masochism, Desire and Death

The 16th-century Chinese vernacular novel Jin Ping Mei (also known as The Plum in the Golden Vase or The Golden Lotus) is the best-known Chinese erotic novel and is celebrated as one of the masterpieces of Chinese literary history. This 100-chapter novel focuses on the life stories of Ximen Qing and...

The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review

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