Lu Xun's Collected Lost Writings (Volume 1 & 2)

Author: Qunyan Press
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: Mr. Lu Xun is a cultural giant whose every fragment is precious. This book collects's works that were not included in the 1981 edition of the 《》, including essays, letters, couplets, poems, inscriptions, advertisements, conversations, speeches, textual research, and recently discovered translated works by Lu Xun, hence the name 《》.
1. This book collects's works that were not included in the 1981 edition of the 《》, including essays, letters, couplets, poems, inscriptions, advertisements, conversations, speeches, textual research, and recently discovered translated works by Lu Xun, hence the name 《》.
2. This book is divided into four parts: Writings, Letters, Translations, and Appendices. Except for the Letters section, each entry is annotated with its source.
3. The Writings section is arranged in chronological order of creation. Among them, 《》 is compiled based on 《》； 《》, 《》, 《》, etc., originally had punctuation, and this edition attempts to add punctuation; 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, etc., which were previously cited in the annotations of the 1981 edition of the 《》, are now independent chapters in this book.
4. The Letters section is numbered in chronological order of writing. For example, the letter dated August 16, 1920, is numbered 200816; the letter dated December 28, 1923, is numbered 231228. Some letters lack a date, which were supplemented based on 《》 and other materials, marked with〔〕; letters without original punctuation have had punctuation added, without additional notes.
5. The Translations section includes works newly discovered since the publication of 《》 in 1958, also arranged in chronological order of translation.
6. The Appendices include Letter Digging, Diary Explanations, Speeches Compilation, and Notes for Reference. Letter Digging collects letters by Lu Xun cited in the works of his friends and family, with dates noted where available. Lu Xun's diary from 1922 fell into the hands of Japanese military police in 1941 and has since gone missing. Many scholars have attempted to trace it, with Ma Tijie's 《》 being the most detailed, which will be included in this book for research reference. Lu Xun's speeches were mostly recorded and compiled by others and were not reviewed by Lu Xun himself, hence they are included as appendices. Works with disputed authorship, lacking supporting evidence, and not yet conclusively confirmed as Lu Xun's writings are listed as "Notes for Reference" to avoid missing any valuable pieces.
7. The collation of this book follows the following principles: Wherever Lu Xun's manuscripts are available, they are collated based on the manuscripts; where manuscripts are not available, multiple editions are referenced, and the best are chosen. Ancient characters used in Lu Xun's original works are changed to current standard characters, except where necessary to retain them. Variant characters and homophones are preserved as they were, without alteration. Typographical errors in Lu Xun's original works are corrected as follows: Misplaced or reversed characters are marked with () in FangSong type; omitted characters are marked with [ ] in FangSong type; uncertain characters are marked with [?] in FangSong type.