Selected Prose Works of Ye Zi

Author: Ye Zi
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Ye Zi's prose can be divided into two categories: and. The refers to works like personal anecdotes, lyrical essays, and landscape descriptions, such as Reminiscences of Hometown (Huanxi Zaji), Notes from Marching (Xingjun Sanji), and Yueyang Tower. In 1936, Ye Zi compiled fifteen essays into a collection titled The Ancient Ferry (Guodu Tou), submitting it to Xin Zhong Shuju as part of their 'Xin Zhong Creative Series,' but it was never published. That same year, Ye Zi revised these fifteen essays along with How I Became Interested in Literature (Wo Zuiyao Yu Wenxue Jiu Guan) into Ye Zi's Prose Collection, submitting it to Commercial Press. The typesetting was completed, but it was never printed due to the outbreak of the War of Resistance. The refers to Ye Zi's prefaces, reviews, reminiscences, memorials, eulogies, editorial notes, letters, and diaries. This selected collection includes most of Ye Zi's prose works, arranged in chronological order by publication date. Another life scene depicted in Ye Zi's prose is the rural areas along the Dongting Lake, battered by natural disasters and human calamities. Through his writings, one can also discern his literary views, which were rich in revolutionary and combative spirit, yet deeply rooted in local artistic characteristics.
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