Biography of Hu Shi: Complete Edition (Volume 1, Two Books)

Author: Hu Shi (Authored by), Geng Yunzhi, Li Guotong (Edited by)
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: In the history of modern and contemporary Chinese culture, Hu Shi left an indelible mark. His academic achievements span numerous fields, including philosophy, history, literature, and education. Hu Shi was a pioneer and significant practitioner of modern biographies, having written over 1.2 million words in biographical works throughout his life. These works comprehensively reflect his accomplishments across various disciplines and have had a significant impact on the development of biographical literature and the study of Chinese cultural history. The Complete Collection of Hu Shi's Biographical Works nearly includes all of his biographical writings, serving as an important reference for readers to understand Hu Shi and some meaningful figures and events in Chinese and world cultural history. This book is Volume, divided into two parts (Upper and Lower), and selects only Hu Shi's own autobiographical works. It includes both earlier works like Forty Autobiographical Sketches, where the author's thoughts and writing were at their "peak," and the recently influential "Oral Autobiography" translated and annotated by Tang Degang in his later years. There are both well-known chapters and lesser-known autobiographical materials excavated from his diaries and unfinished manuscripts, all of which possess strong readability and rich historical value.