Lu Qian Shi's Historical Essays - Ji Ye's Literary Selections

Author: Lu Qian
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: "Lu Qian's Historical and Literary Essays" is the second volume of "Jiye Wenchao." It includes "What is Literature," "Jiubianji," "A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay," and "A Collection of Ethnic Poetry Essays." An appendix to the book includes Xie Bingying's essay "Remembering Mr. Lu Jiye." Lu Qian, styled Jiye, was also known as Yinong, and was a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu. During the Republican era, he was regarded as one of the "Jiangnan Wits" and held multiple identities as a poet, literary and dramatic historian, qu (a form of Chinese lyric poetry) writer, and playwright. He was a favored disciple of Wu Mei, a renowned expert in qu studies. This book includes "What is Literature," "Jiubianji," "A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay," and "A Collection of Ethnic Poetry Essays." Among them, "What is Literature" is based on the 1930 edition published by Dadaoshuji, "Jiubianji" is based on the 1934 edition published by Shanghai Huwentang Xinji Shuguan, "A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay" is based on the 1937 edition published by Shanghai Shangwu Book Company, and "A Collection of Ethnic Poetry Essays" is based on the 1940 edition published by Chongqing Guomin Tushupinshu. An appendix to the book includes Xie Bingying's essay "Remembering Mr. Lu Jiye."