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Modern Chinese Literature, Lin Shu and the Reformist Movement

Between Classical and Vernacular Language

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. César Guarde-Paz

    1. University of Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain

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  • Reveals how Lin Shu's contributions impacted on Chinese Modern Literature and the new Wave and the May Fourth Movement

  • Offers key insights into Lin Shu's role in the literary controversy between Classical and Vernacular Language

  • Broadens readers' understanding of major changes in the intellectual landscape of Modern China

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Polemic in Context: Hu Shi’s Conversion to Radicalism

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 7-14

  4. Lin Shu’s First Polemic: Hu Shi and the Xin Qingnian Journal

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 15-33

  5. Lin Shu’s Second Polemic: Zhang Houzai and Cai Yuanpei

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 35-51

  6. Cai Yuanpei’s Deceiving Response: An Analysis of its Contents and Fallacies

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 53-72

  7. Lin Shu as a Liberal Humanist

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 73-87

  8. Conclusion

    • César Guarde-Paz
    Pages 89-94

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 95-128
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain

    César Guarde-Paz

About the author

César Guarde-Paz holds a Ph.D. in Chinese Philosophy from the University of Barcelona, Spain. He is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Barcelona, in Spain, and was awarded a government scholarship in 2012 to continue his studies at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. His research interests include Early Confucianism, Late Qing and Early Republican Chinese Literature and Chinese Linguistics, but also Western Philosophy and notably the Prussian philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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