Biography of Hu Shi: Complete Edition, Volume 1, Part 1 and Part 2

Author: Hu Shih
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: In the history of modern and contemporary Chinese culture, Hu Shih left an indelible impact. His academic achievements span numerous fields, including philosophy, history, literature, and education. Hu Shih was a pioneer and significant practitioner of modern biographies, having written over 1.2 million words of biographical works in his lifetime. These works comprehensively reflect his accomplishments across various fields and have had a significant influence on the development of biographical literature and the study of Chinese cultural history. The Complete Collection of Hu Shih's Biographical Works nearly includes all the texts of his biographical works, serving as an important reference for readers to understand Hu Shih and some meaningful figures and events in Chinese and world cultural history. This book is Volume, divided into two parts (Volume 1 and Volume 2), and selects exclusively autobiographical works by Hu Shih himself. It includes both earlier works like Forty Self-Portraits, where the author's thoughts and writing were in their "peak condition," and the late-life Autobiography, translated and annotated by Tang Degang, which has recently garnered widespread influence. 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.