Lu Qian Notebooks: Miscellaneous Selections from Jiye's Literary Works

Author: Lu Qian
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book includes "Chai Room Sketches," "Four Records of Ding Yi," "Old Tales of Ye Cheng," and "Miscellaneous Notes on Dongshan." Among them, "Chai Room Sketches" consists of three parts. Volumes I to III are selected from Lu Qian's articles published in the "Chai Room Sketches" column he opened in Shanghai's "Da Bao" newspaper from November 1949 to April 1951, before his death; Volume IV is selected from articles he published in "Da Bao" under the pseudonym Yin Hong during the same period; Volumes V and VI are selected from articles he published in "Yi Bao" from September 1950 to March 1951. "Four Records of Ding Yi" is based on the first edition published by Nanjing Reader's Friend Society in August 1946. "Old Tales of Ye Cheng" is based on the edition published by Shanghai Bookstore in 1991, which reproduces "Nanjing Literature" (based on Issue No. 4 of "Nanjing Literature" from 1947), while also referencing the "Myriad Phenomena Series" published by Chongqing Myriad Phenomena Weekly in June 1944, including Zhang Henshu's preface and Lu Qian's self-introduction both taken from the series. "Miscellaneous Notes on Dongshan" is based on the edition compiled and printed by Jiangning Literature Committee in October 1948. At the end of the book are two appendices: one is a collection of eulogies published in "Da Bao" by his literary friends after his death; the other is notes and writings by contemporaries about Lu Qian. In the early 20th-century study of Chinese theater, Lu Qian was a prominent figure. He was a disciple of the renowned scholar Wu Mei in the art of qu (a traditional Chinese poetic form), and held multiple identities as a poet, literary historian, critic, qu writer, and playwright. During his lifetime, he tirelessly wrote academic works, essays, poems, and qu. "Ju Xie Wen Chao" is divided into four sections: "Four Qu Studies of Lu Qian," "Historical and Literary Essays of Lu Qian," "Miscellaneous Notes and Drafts of Lu Qian," and "Selected Poems and Qu of Lu Qian." It compiles Lu Qian's major academic works, essays, and poetic creations, serving as important materials for studying Lu Qian and Chinese theater. This book is one of those sections.