Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Possession & Loss 23
7. 2. “Who the Master Is, No One Knows” 56
8. 3. Lost Homesteads: Returning to Tao 95
9. 4. Food, Death, & Narration 132
10. 5. Becoming a Vessel 174
11. 6. Hard Evidence: Reading a Stone 196
12. Conclusion 220
13. Notes 226
14. Chinese Glossary 275
15. Editions of Tao Yuanming’s Collection 289
16. Selected Bibliography 299
17. Index 309