Modern Chinese Literature, Lin Shu and the Reformist Movement Betwee

This Pivot reconsiders the controversial literary figure of Lin Shu and the debate surrounding his place in the history of Modern Chinese Literature. Although recent Chinese mainland research has recognized some of the innovations introduced by Lin Shu, h

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Modern Chinese Literature, Lin Shu and the Reformist Movement

César Guarde-Paz

Modern Chinese Literature, Lin Shu and the Reformist Movement Between Classical and Vernacular Language

César Guarde-Paz University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

ISBN 978-981-10-4315-4 ISBN 978-981-10-4316-1  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-4316-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936927 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Illustration: Pattern adapted from an Indian cottonprint produced in the 19th century Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

To Witney Cheung Kwan-wai 張鈞瑋

Contents

Introduction  1 The Polemic in Context: Hu Shi’s Conversion to Radicalism  7 Lin Shu’s First Polemic: Hu Shi and the Xin Qingnian Journal   15 Lin Shu’s Second Polemic: Zhang Houzai and Cai Yuanpei  35 Cai Yuanpei’s Deceiving Response: An Analysis of its Contents and Fallacies  53 Lin Shu as a Liberal Humanist  73 Conclusion  89

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Transliteration

Chinese characters are given for personal and geographic names, book and article titles, and terms in Chinese after their first appearance. Throughout the work, traditional Chinese characters are used, but typographical variations in original sources are respected as far as possible. Transcription follows the pinyin system except in quotations of translations using the Wade–Giles system, well-known names such as Sun Yatsen, and the names of Hong Kong scholars. Unless otherwise noted, all translations are my own. References to canonical editions not listed here follow The ICS Ancient Ch