The Collected Works of Yu Ying-shih. Volume 8 (Cultural Criticism and Chinese Sentiment. Part 2)

Author: Yu Ying-shih
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book selects a portion of Yu Ying-shih's recent writings on cultural and intellectual issues. These writings were originally published in newspapers and magazines in Taipei and Hong Kong, particularly the China Times, United Daily News, Contemporary, and Ming Pao Monthly. The title of this book, "Cultural Criticism and Chinese Sentiment," has a specific reason behind it. In June 1985, Mr. Dong Qiao planned a special section titled "Chinese Sentiment" for Ming Pao Monthly and strongly invited me to contribute. As a result, I wrote the essay "To Live in Exile Is Like a Mountain, Unwilling to See It," which is now included in this book. However, only one essay in the entire book addresses "Chinese Sentiment"—why did these four words become part of the title? This is because all the cultural criticism writings included in this book were written under the theme of "Chinese Sentiment." I can confidently say that without the influence of my "Chinese sentiment" working in the background, this book would not have been created. In the past, people said that every poem by Tao Yuanming contained wine, but every essay in this collection is filled with "Chinese sentiment."