Youth Literature Reader (Upper and Lower Middle School Volumes) (Upper and Lower Middle School Volumes)

Author: Liu Jiming
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
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Fine literary works have always been the best food and precious source for cultivating, inspiring, and enriching human nature. The values that literature upholds, such as freedom, equality, beauty, kindness, love, compassion, dignity, as well as the awakening of human linguistic ability, creativity, and imagination, are also the goals and dreams that humanity has pursued throughout history. This is something that dry, dogmatic textbooks cannot replace. This can also be seen as the selection criterion for the works in this reader. As a "reader" compiled by a single individual, it is inevitable that it will contain some "personal tastes." However, the standards embedded in this personal taste are closely tied to the universal value standards of literature and the cultural traditions it should follow. We value the classic works provided by the history of Chinese and world literature, but this cannot replace the respect we give to the special psychology, aesthetic habits, and needs of the vast number of young people, who are the main subjects of this "reader." We also do not seek the flashy promises of a "bible," "secret manual," or "guide." What I hope for is a truly beneficial reading experience for the physical and mental growth of young people—one that is autonomous, joyful, pleasant, enlightening, free from coercion, and without any "." If one day, when looking back on their growth journey, they say, "There was a book that played a pivotal role in my childhood," and if that book is the "Youth Literature Reader," then I believe the purpose of this book has been achieved.