New Series of Chinese New Literature: Prose Collection II (Facsimile Edition)

Author: Yu Dafu
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Publishing Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Preface to the Publication of the Facsimile Edition of The Great Series of New Chinese Literature
The Great Series of New Chinese Literature is a collection of theories and works from the first decade (1917–1927) of the New Chinese Literature Movement, edited by Lu Xun, Mao Dun, and others. It was compiled and edited by Zhao Jiabi of Shanghai Liangyou Publishing House and published between 1935 and 1936. The entire series is divided into ten volumes, with a preface written by and introductions by the respective compilers: Volume I: The Collection of Construction Theories (compiled by Hu Shi), Volume II: The Collection of Literary Debates (compiled by Zheng Zhenduo), Volume III: The First Collection of Novels (compiled by Mao Dun), Volume IV: The Second Collection of Novels (compiled by Lu Xun), Volume V: The Third Collection of Novels (compiled by Zheng Boqi), Volume VI: The First Collection of Prose (compiled by Zhou Zuoren), Volume VII: The Second Collection of Prose (compiled by Yu Dafu), Volume VIII: The Collection of Poems (compiled by Zhu Ziqing), Volume IX: The Collection of Plays (compiled by Hong Shen), and Volume X: Historical Materials & Index (compiled by Ai Ying). In June 1981, 20,000 sets were facsimile-reprinted based on the original books, and in June 2003, another 3,000 sets were facsimile-reprinted to meet reader demand.
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