Lu Qianwen's Historical Essays: Selected Works of Jiye

Author: Lu Qian
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Lu Qian's Historical and Cultural Essays is the second volume of Jiye Wenchao. It includes What is Literature, Jiubianji, A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay, and Collected Essays on Ethnic Poetry. An appendix to the book includes Xie Bingying's essay Reminiscence of 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, sanqu composer, and playwright. He was a favored disciple of the renowned qu studies scholar Wu Mei. This book includes What is Literature, Jiubianji, A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay, and Collected Essays on Ethnic Poetry. Among them, What is Literature is based on the 1930 edition by Dadaoshuji, Jiubianji on the 1934 edition by Shanghai Huwentang Xinji Bookstore, A Short History of the Eight-legged Essay on the 1937 edition by Shanghai Commercial Press, and Collected Essays on Ethnic Poetry on the 1940 edition by Chongqing National Book Publishing House. An appendix to the book includes Xie Bingying's essay Reminiscence of Lu Jiye.