Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: Context and Analysis
6. 1. Pornography and the West 13
7. 2. Precursors 25
8. 3. Desire in the Ming Dynasty 39
9. 4. Authorship 57
10. 5. Speculations About Contemporary Events 74
11. 6. Sources 85
12. 7. Preface, Postscript, and Colophon 101
13. 8. Later Works 115
14. 9. The Moral 126
15. Part Two: Translation and Original Text
16. Annotated Translation 133
17. Critical Edition 161
18. Notes 173
19. Glossary 231
20. Bibliography 237
21. Index 259