| Original title | 如意君傳 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Charles Stone |
| Language | Chinese |
Publication date | Early 16th-century |
| Publication place | China (Ming dynasty) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 45 |
| Ruyijun zhuan | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 如意君傳 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 如意君传 | ||||||
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Ruyijun zhuan (如意君傳),[a] translated into English as The Lord of Perfect Satisfaction,[2][3][4] is a Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty by an unknown author. Set in the Tang dynasty, it follows the political career and love life of Empress Wu Zetian. One of the earliest erotic novels published in China, it was repeatedly banned after its publication.
- ^ Stevenson & Wu 2017, p. 14.
- ^ Hanan 1988, p. 123.
- ^ Huang 2004, p. 190.
- ^ Lo 2005, p. 331.
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