| Description |
1 online resource (132 pages) |
| Contents |
Chinese Names and Transliteration; Abbreviations; List of Figures; Introduction; Abstract ; The Controversy Between Classical and Vernacular Chinese; References; The Polemic in Context: Hu Shi's Conversion to Radicalism; Abstract ; From Tolerant Reformer to Radical Revolutionary; Hu Shi's "Eight Points"; References; Lin Shu's First Polemic: Hu Shi and the Xin Qingnian Journal; Abstract ; "Classical Language Has no School"; The Aesthetic Value of Classical Language; Hu Shi's Polemic with Lin Shu; Wang Jiangxuan's Forgery: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy; References |
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Lin Shu's Second Polemic: Zhang Houzai and Cai YuanpeiAbstract ; Lin Shu's Novelized Attacks Against Beijing University; Peddler Teachers from Beijing; References; Cai Yuanpei's Deceiving Response: An Analysis of its Contents and Fallacies; Abstract ; Cai Yuanpei's Reaction Explained; Beijing University and Confucianism; Virtuous Teachers and Wounded Prostitutes; Beijing University and Classical Chinese; Aftermath of the Polemic; References; Lin Shu as a Liberal Humanist; Abstract ; Classical Chinese as the Embodiment of Chinese Culture; A Nonrevolutionary Liberal; References; Conclusion |
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Abstract References; Appendix; References; Index |
| Summary |
This Pivot reconsiders the controversial literary figure of Lin Shu and the debate surrounding his place in the history of Modern Chinese Literature. Although recent Chinese mainland research has recognized some of the innovations introduced by Lin Shu, he has often been labeled a 'rightist reformer' in contrast to 'leftist reformers' such as Chen Duxiu and the new wave scholars of the May Fourth Movement. This book provides a well-documented account of his place in the different polemics between these two circles ('conservatives' and 'reformers') and provides a more nuanced account of the different literary movements of the time. Notably, it argues that these differences were neither in content nor in politics, but in the methodological approach of both parties. Examining Lin Shu and the 'conservatives' advocated coexistence of both traditional and modern thought, the book provides background to the major changes occurring in the intellectual landscape of Modern China. di |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chinese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Chinese literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811043161 |
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9811043167 |
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