Yesterday's fragrance of books

Author: Gong Mingde
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: Gong Mingde is a renowned Chinese scholar of new literature who excels in historical research and textual criticism. From the Han scholars' interpretation of classics to the Qianlong and Jiaqing era, textual research had long been a prominent field in Chinese academia, with many intellectuals dedicating their lives to it and achieving outstanding results. However, since the May Fourth Movement, with the rise of Chinese new literature and the introduction of Western research methods, textual research has been relegated to the periphery of academic studies. Particularly in the field of Chinese new literature, some scholars inappropriately believe that there is no need for textual research. Despite the numerous issues concerning the editions and historical materials of Chinese new literature, and despite the emergence of scholars like Tang Sou and Li He Lin who specialized in textual research, some researchers still view the textual research of Chinese new literature as trivial, a task that even strong men would not undertake! However, in the field of Chinese new literature studies, there are still a few stubborn individuals who, regardless of public prejudice or whether their work is valued, take the study of historical materials as their mission, willingly enduring solitude and dedicating themselves to research and textual criticism, believing that one day textual research will be placed in its rightful position!