Zhang Dai (張岱; pinyin: Zhāng Dài, courtesy name: Zongzi (宗子), pseudonym: Tao'an (陶庵)) (1597–1684)[1] was a Chinese essayist and historian. He was a gentleman essayist who was a biographer of his own privileged aristocratic family, a historian of the Ming Dynasty, and a biographer of notable virtuous figures. He wrote his own obituary which included the lines : He loved pretty maidservants, he loved handsome serving boys . . . he loved perfect food . . . he loved paintings of flowers and birds.[2]
Zhang was a prolific writer, having penned more than thirty books covering literature and history; however only a few of Zhang's numerous works remain extant today.
Zhang Dai's most famous books are:
Tao An Meng Yi (陶庵夢憶 Reminiscences in Dreams of Tao An), written ca. 1665.
Xi Hu Meng Xun (西湖夢尋 Search The West Lake in Dreams)
^Xia, Xianchun, ed. (2017). 张岱诗文集 (2nd ed.). Shanghai: Shanghai Guji Publishing house. pp. 1–42. ISBN 9787532574629.
^Spence, Jonathan D (2007). Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-06357-4.
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