Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. 1. Making a Living 1
5. 2. Creating a Self 31
6. 3. The Necessity of Invention 45
7. 4. The Primacy of Pleasure 59
8. 5 Paradoxical Farceur 76
9. 6. Comic Erotiker 111
10. 7. Virtuoso of Fine Stitching 138
11. 8. Specialist in Idle Pursuits 185
12. Notes 209
13. Editions of Independent Words (Yijia Yan) 245
14. Bibliography 248
15. Glossary 258
16. Index 267