Research on Wu Jingzi's "Shishuo"

Author: Zhou Xinglu
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Perhaps I really had a connection with Xinglu. Long ago, when I was applying for a master's degree, he once wrote to our research lab to inquire. At the time, I happened to write the reply to him, which was our first contact. Later, when he applied for a doctoral degree, he sent me a master's thesis titled A History of Du Fu Studies. At that time, I was considering expanding our critical history research into academic history and research history, and his article naturally caught my interest. Then, I was suffering from a severe illness in the hospital, with splitting headaches. I had to stop after reading just a few lines, yet I managed to read the entire thesis intermittently by the bedside, deeply feeling that he possessed the potential for further research in the history of studies. Fortunately, he passed the exam successfully and was admitted, joining my team. When he arrived, my National Social Science Fund key project A History of Twentieth-Century Chinese Literary Studies had just been approved, so I entrusted him with the General Volume and let him dive into the vast sea of knowledge. Because I believed he would work hard to stay afloat and not sink. Over the years, with his diligence, he not only excellently completed the nearly 600,000-word General Volume but also produced many by-products. From Fudan University to the Shanghai Library, the Beijing Library, and others, he made every effort to thoroughly review the achievements of twentieth-century literary studies, seeking useful materials and making continuous discoveries.