Hu Shi Collection (7)

Author: Ouyang Zhesheng (Editor)
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Publish Date: 1998-11-01
Features: This volume includes the main works of Hu Shi on the history of historical figures, such as The Philosophy of Dai Dongyuan, The Chronology of Mr. Zhang Shizhai, Cui Shu, the Scientific Historian, The Chronology of Qi Baishi, and The Biography of Ding Wenjiang. Additionally, the newly compiled Collection of Reminiscences contains fifteen articles in memory of historical figures. Hu Shi was a strong advocate of "biographical literature." He not only wrote biographies and chronologies for the ancient scholars he admired but also paid close attention to recording the moving stories of his friends, cherishing their immortal achievements, such as Xu Zhimo, Ding Wenjiang, Zhang Boling, Xiong Xiling, and Qi Baishi. These works are considered paradigms of modern biographical literature. Suitable for readers with a high school education or higher.