The Complete Collection of Lost Writings of Lu Xun (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Liu Yunfeng (Editor)
Publisher:
Publishing 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's translated works discovered in recent years. Therefore, it is named 《》.
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's translated works discovered in recent years. Therefore, it is named 《》.
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 《》； 《》, 《》, 《》 originally had punctuation, and this edition attempts to add punctuation; 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》, 《〈〉》 were previously cited in the annotations of the 1981 edition of the 《》 and are now included as independent chapters.
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 was 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 discovered after the publication of 《》 in 1958 and are arranged in chronological order of translation.
6. The Appendices include Letter Digging, Diary Notes, Speeches, and Materials for Reference. Letter Digging collects's letters cited in the works of his friends and family, with dates noted where available. 《》 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 and will be included in this book for research reference.'s speeches, as they were mostly recorded and compiled by others without's review, are also included as appendices. Disputed or unverified works that cannot be conclusively attributed to are listed as "Materials for Reference" to avoid missing any valuable pieces.
7. The collation of this book follows the following principles: Where's manuscripts are available, they are collated based on the manuscripts; where manuscripts are unavailable, multiple editions are referenced, and the best are chosen. Ancient characters used in's original works are changed to current standard characters, except where necessary to retain them. Variant characters and homophones are left unchanged. Errors in's original works are corrected as follows: Misplaced or inverted characters are marked with（） in FangSong typeface; omitted characters are marked with［］ in FangSong typeface; uncertainties are marked with［？］ in FangSong typeface.