The Complete Works of Zhu Dongrun's Biographical Works (Volume 3)

Author: Zhu Dongrun
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: This book is the third volume of "The Complete Collection of Zhu Dongrun's Biographical Works," featuring "Chen Zilong and His Time" and "The Biography of Yuan Haowen." "Chen Zilong and His Time" is a biography of Chen Zilong, a Southern Ming anti-Qing general and literary figure. Chen Zilong, a Chongzhen-era scholar-official, excelled in poetry and prose. During the Hongguang Emperor's reign, he served as a Cigong Givisioner but resigned due to the chaos in the court. After the Qing army conquered Nanjing, he led two uprisings against the Qing in Songjiang but was captured and drowned himself after his failure. The author weaves the character into the era, vividly portraying Chen Zilong's transformation from a scholar preoccupied with poetry to a warrior who took national affairs upon himself and ultimately sacrificed his life for the country. At the same time, the author uses a unique perspective of a literary historian to paint a grand historical panorama of 17th-century China, attempting to find the driving force behind the emergence of "true warriors" in the process of historical development. "The Biography of Yuan Haowen" is a biography of the literary figure Yuan Haowen. Yuan Haowen lived through the Jin and Mongol dynasties, spending his life in turbulent times marked by conflicts and the peril of his homeland. The era shaped a generation of literary figures. Following the traces of history, the author describes Yuan Haowen's (checkered life), reveals his contradictory personality traits, and conducts an in-depth study and analysis of his poems and prose that lament the times and life.