Zhu Ziqing Complete Works, Volume 7

Author: Zhu Qiaosen
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: This book is the seventh volume of the Complete Works of Zhu Ziqing. The Complete Works of Zhu Ziqing include the prose section (containing late-stage rational essays, essays, literary teaching, reading guidance, and reviews on literary creation, literary works, and academic treatises, as well as a small number of short stories, reading notes, and translations), the poetry section (including new poetry and traditional verse), the academic treatise section, the diary and correspondence section, and more. Through this book, readers can understand the life of Mr. Zhu Ziqing as a modern Chinese literary figure, scholar, and patriotic democratic fighter, his literary achievements and outstanding contributions to modern Chinese literature, as well as his ideological journey from a recluse to a warrior. At the same time, diaries and letters also provide us with extremely valuable historical materials. This volume includes the author's:
(1) Three Explanations of Ancient Poetry. These are Commentaries on Ancient Ballads and Ballad Collections, Commentaries on Famous Poems, and Explanations of the Nineteen Ancient Poems. Commentaries on Ancient Ballads and Ballad Collections is a collection of relatively famous ancient ballads from China's pre-Qin period, compiled by the author, gathering annotations and explanations by ancient and contemporary scholars, and serving as one of the teaching materials for the course "Selections of Ancient and Modern Poetry." Commentaries on Famous Poems are annotations and explanations of several famous poems in the Book of Songs, mainly selected from the Airs; some from the Odes were initially included, but only listed without annotations, and the Hymns were not selected from this collection. It was also one of the teaching materials for the author's "Selections of Ancient and Modern Poetry." Explanations of the Nineteen Ancient Poems are the author's own analyses and explanations of nine of the earliest five-line poems—The Nineteen Ancient Poems from the Han Dynasty—first published in the Chinese Literature Monthly in 1941. The Chinese Literature Monthly had a column titled "Selections and Readings of Classical and Modern Literature," aimed at analyzing important works of classical and modern literature, helping young readers understand and develop an interest in them, and more importantly, cultivating their analytical attitude. The author believed, "Only those who can analyze can truly appreciate; appreciation lies in thorough understanding." The author's explanations were written in line with this spirit.
(2) Selected Poems of Fourteen Masters, which includes selected poems and annotations from famous poets from the Three Kingdoms period (Cao Zhi) to the late Tang Dynasty (Li Shangyin), compiled as teaching materials for the author's course "Selections of Poems from Different Dynasties."
(3) Selected Poems of Five Masters of the Song Dynasty, which includes selected poems and annotations from famous Song Dynasty poets such as Hai Jiao, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian, compiled as research works by the author during the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, combining teaching on the "Song Dynasty Poetry" course.