What is the difference between 1997 and 1998 in the Thirty Years of Modern Chinese Literature?

The 1997 version should be a reprint of the 1996 version. The first edition of "Thirty Years of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature" was published in 1987. The cover was revised in 1991 and 1996, but the content remained unchanged. So the 1997 version you are talking about should be the 1996 version. In 1998, some of the contents were revised and became the revised version. The revisions are as follows:

1. Defects and additions in the "Chronology of this Chapter"

(1) Inconsistencies in previous and subsequent statements

1. The text of "Chapter 4 Popular Novels (1)" says: "In the same year of 1912, Xu Zhenya's "Jade Pear Soul", Wu Shuangre's "Mirror of Evil", and Li Dingyi's "Falling Jade", three People are called 'Three Tripods'." (Page 71) The 1914 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to this chapter reads: "In July, Li Dingyi's "Injustice" was published by Guohua Book Company" (Page 100) ).

Additional update: Li Dingyi wrote "The Revenge of the Jade", not "The Injustice of the Jade".

2. The 1933 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 10 Mao Dun" says "In February, "Midnight" was published by Kaiming Bookstore" (page 184); "Chapter 14 Novel" (2)" The 1933 entry in the attached "Chronology of this Chapter" also states that "In January, Mao Dun's novel "Midnight" (full length) was published by Kaiming Book Company" (page 257).

Updated edition: After verification by Mr. Zhu Jinshun, Kaiming Bookstore *** published two first editions of "Midnight", one was a paperback edition published in January 1933, and the other was published in April 1933 Hardcover. [3]

The "chronology of this chapter" first said that "Midnight" was first published in February 1933, and then said that it was first published in January. There are two "evidences" that seem to prove the former statement. First, Mao Dun himself said in his memoirs: "The first edition of "Midnight" was printed in early February 1933. After I got a few sample books from Kaiming Bookstore, I got the copy with Dejun on February 4th. He also took his son to visit Lu Xun in his apartment on North Sichuan Road." He also added a note when quoting Qu Qiubai's "Reading Midnight": "Qu Qiubai wrote this review on July 16, 1933. On that day, "Midnight" was published in February of 1933 - this is the actual publication time. The copyright page of the enlightened version of "Midnight" printed the first edition date in April of 33 years. "[4] Secondly, Peking University. The library now has a copy of "Midnight" published by Kaiming Bookstore in February of the 22nd year of the Republic of China. However, the Peking University Library has a reprint, not the first edition; according to Mr. Zhu Jinshun, the copyright page of the three editions of "Midnight" in his collection indicates "the first edition was released in January of the 22nd year of the Republic of China." In addition, "Lu Xun's Diary" on February 3, 1933 recorded that "Mao Dun and his wife came with their children and were presented with a copy of "Midnight"". If, as Mao Dun said, "Midnight" was published in February 1933, then, given the printing cycle at that time, how could Mao Dun present the book "Midnight" to Lu Xun on February 3 of this year? Therefore, the book was first published in January 1933. However, only the paperback version of "Midnight" was published in January because, Mao Dun recalled, the paperback version he gave to Lu Xun was "the hardcover version has not yet been printed." So, when was the hardcover first published? "Lu Xun's Diary" on June 19, 1933 stated that "Baozong came in the afternoon and was presented with a hardcover copy of "Midnight"". 5 explains that the hardcover version of "Midnight" has been released at this time. At present, the first hardcover edition is relatively rare. Mr. Chen Zishan said that he had seen the first hardcover edition of Masuda Wataru that Mao Dun presented to Masuda Wataru in 1936 in the "Masuda Wataru Library" of the Kansai University Library in Japan. In addition, the Shanghai Library has a copy. , both of which were published in April 1933.

3. The "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter Thirteen Shen Congwen" states under the 1934 entry "Border Town" (novella) was published by Life Bookstore in October. (Page 292)

The 1934 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 9 Literary Thoughts and Movements (2)" reads: "In the same month, Shen Congwen's "Border Town" was published in "Guowen Weekly" "Volume 11, Issue 11, serialized until the 16th issue, the single volume will be published by Shanghai Life Bookstore in September this year" (page 219)

Update: Shen Congwen's "Border Town" is published by Shanghai Life. Bookstore published in October 1934.

4． Under the 1931 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 12 Ba Jin" is "Written in the summer, "Fog". Serialized in "Oriental Magazine", Volume 28, Nos. 20 to 23." (Page 272)

However, the 1931 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 14 Novel (2)" reads: "In October, Ba Jin's "The Fog" (Part 2) Serialized in "Oriental Magazine", Volume 28, Nos. 19 to 23" (page 333)

Update: The serialization of Ba Jin's "Fog" in "Oriental Magazine" began in Volume 28, No. 23. No. 20, pages 89-102.

(2) The statement is inconsistent with historical facts

5. The 1926 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter Six New Poems (1)" says: "In May, Wen Yiduo's "The Rhythm of Poetry" was published in the "Morning Post Vice-Engraved Poetry Magazine" on the 15th." (No. 144 pages)

Supplementary updates: (1) After checking the "Morning News Supplement", Wen Yiduo's "The Rhythm of Poetry" was published in "Shi Ji" No. 7 (published on May 13, 1926) .

(2) It is inappropriate to call the poetry weekly compiled by Xu Zhimo, Wen Yiduo and others in "Morning Post Supplement" "Morning Post Supplement Poetry". Although Xu Zhimo and other parties involved refer to it as "Poetry Magazine", such as "Poetry Magazine Preface" (the words for the launch) and "Poetry Magazine Holiday" (the words for the final issue), considering that ① Wen Yiduo personally drew the poems for this poetry special issue. The masthead painting has the word "Poetry" written in it (no "Poetry Magazine"). ② The abbreviation of ""Morning Post Vice Engrave·Poetry Magazine"" is easily related to the "Poetry Magazine" founded by Xu Zhimo and others in 1931. 》Confused. Therefore, it is recommended to call it "Shi En" or "Morning News Supplement·Shi En".

6． The 1934 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 9 Literary Thoughts and Movements (2)" reads: "In the same month, Shen Congwen's "Border Town" was serialized in the 11th issue of the "Guowen Weekly", Volume 11, to the 16th issue "(Page 169)

Additional update: According to the "Guowen Weekly", the full text of "Border Town" was published in 11 times from January 1st to 21st and March 12th, 1934. —April 23, "National News Weekly", Volume 11, Issues 1-4 and 10-16.

7. The 1933 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 9 Literary Thoughts and Movements (2)" reads: "In December, Shen Congwen edited "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement." (Page 219)

Update: "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement" was first published on September 23, 1933. The day before the first publication, "Ta Kung Pao" published the "Notice for the "Literary Supplement" of this newspaper": "This newspaper has now agreed to publish Mr. Zheng Zhenduo, Wen Yiduo, Zhu Ziqing, Yu Pingbo, Liang Sicheng, Jin Yuelin, Yu Shangyuan, Yang Jinfu, Shen Congwenzhu and Lin Huiyin. Madam, edit the "Literary Supplement" [6] It can be seen that there were 10 editors of the "Literary Supplement" originally agreed by the "Ta Kung Pao" agency, and Shen Congwen was only one of them, and ranked second from the bottom. Of course, this does not overturn the view of some researchers that Yang Zhensheng and Shen Congwen were both responsible for editing the "Literary Supplement" at this time [7], because "predecessors" such as Zheng Zhenduo, Wen Yiduo, Zhu Ziqing, and Yu Pingbo are included in the list There are two possibilities for editing the list: first, to take advantage of their reputation; second, they participated in the editing but did not bear the main responsibility. In fact, the editors-in-chief were only Yang and Shen. So, is it possible that "Shen Congwen edited "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement" in December? This is not evident from the existing data. Zhou Zuoren is the main writer of "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement". Checking "Zhou Zuoren's Diary", it is recorded on September 10, 1933: "At four o'clock in the afternoon, I went to Daziying No. 39 (No.) to answer the tea talk appointment of Shen (Congwen) Jun and talk about the 'literary art' of "Ta Kung Pao" "Composition on literary matters in the supplement." Starting from October of the same year, Zhou Zuoren's diary contains records of attending gatherings of "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement" almost every month. For example, on October 22nd, "(and Yu Pingbo) went to the meeting of 'Vice Wen' of Yilan Hall in Beihai in the afternoon, and eight people including Jinfu, Congwen, Feiming, Yu Shangyuan, Zhu Mengshi, Zhenduo, etc. came"; On November 26th, "I went to Fengze Garden in the afternoon to respond to the "Vice-Wen" call of "Ta Kung (Paper)". Jin Fu, Congwen, Ping Bo, Pei Xian, Xidi, Jian Wu, Ba Jin, Liang Sichengjun and his wife, etc. came." . [8] In "Zhou Zuoren's Diary", the names "Jinfu and Congwen" are mentioned first every time, which shows that Yang Zhensheng and Shen Congwen were the main figures at the gathering. The people attending the meeting were all the editors of the "Literary Supplement" originally agreed upon by "Ta Kung Pao". From this, it can be seen that Shen Congwen may have done more specific editorial matters, but this does not mean that he is the editor-in-chief. In fact, it is Yang Zhensheng and Shen Congwen. Two people are responsible for the editor-in-chief. This is what we should explain when introducing the editor-in-chief of "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement". (As for whether Shen Yiren was the editor-in-chief after December 1933, it is no longer discussed in this article)

8. The 1931 entry in the "Chronology of this Chapter" attached to "Chapter 16 New Poems (2)" states: "In January, "Poetry Magazine" edited by Xu Zhimo was founded (it was handed over to editor-in-chief Chen Mengjia in September this year). The first issue published Liang Shiqiu's "New Poems" "Style and Others" (page 287)

Updated: (1) Xu Zhimo did not "hand over to Chen Mengjia as editor-in-chief" of "Poetry Magazine" in September this year. The reasons are as follows:

First, the copyright page of the third issue of "Poetry Magazine" is marked "Published on October 5, 2020", which means that the third issue was not published until October 5, 1931. ; The "Xuyan" published in this issue was written by Xu Zhimo, and it can be seen from its content that this issue was edited by him. Therefore, until the third issue was published on October 5, 1931, Xu Zhimo did not hand over the editor-in-chief to anyone else.

Secondly, in the second half of 1931, Xu Zhimo lived in Peking most of the time because he taught at Peking University and other universities. Although he returned to Shanghai several times to visit relatives, after all, he was very interested in the Poetry Magazine with its editorial office in Shanghai. 》The editorial affairs have been inconvenient. It is precisely with this in mind that Xu published two recipients and mailing addresses in the "Preface" of the third issue of "Poetry Magazine". The first one is "Shao Xunmei No. 19, Central Building, Erma Road, Shanghai", and the second one is "Shao Xunmei". The first is "Xu Zhimo Beiping Rice Depot No. 4". This shows that until the third issue was published, Xu Zhimo still did not hand over "Poetry Magazine" to Chen Mengjia's editor-in-chief. Otherwise, why didn't he publish Chen Mengjia's mailing address?

Thirdly, in December 1931, Chen Mengjia said in the "Preface" he wrote for the fourth issue of "Poetry Magazine": "The third issue of "Poetry Magazine" has just revealed a little bud, and it has little impact on the garden. The first person to take care of the garden flew into the sky after listening to God's instructions. Where is he? "The so-called "first person to take care of the garden" is Xu Zhimo.

In other words, according to Chen Mengjia, Xu Zhimo died ("flying to the sky after listening to God's instructions") "as soon as the three issues of "Poetry Magazine" showed some buds." This statement is quite doubtful. If what Chen Mengjia said is correct, then until November 19, 1931, when Xu Zhimo was killed, the third issue of "Poetry Magazine" had not yet been edited ("a little bud had just emerged"). In fact, this is impossible, because the third issue was published one month before Xu Zhimo's death. It can also be inferred from this that Chen Mengjia's "three issues of "Poetry Magazine"" is wrong and should be "four issues of "Poetry Magazine"". In other words, what Chen Mengjia said does not prove that he served as the editor-in-chief of the third issue.

Fourthly, Chen Mengjia edited the fourth issue of "Poetry Magazine". Regarding this point, Chen Mengjia has a clear explanation in the "Xuyu" published at the beginning of the fourth issue. In addition, from December 1931, he wrote a letter asking Hu Shi to send him the manuscripts of "Poetry Magazine" left by Xu Zhimo in Peiping [9], which also shows that the fourth issue was edited by him.

(2) After checking the first issue of "Poetry Magazine", Liang Shiqiu's article published in that issue was titled "The Style of New Poetry and Others", not "The Style of New Poetry and Others".

2. Defects and corrections in the text

9. The revised version still uses the "Preface" written by Mr. Wang Yao in 1985 as the preface in the first version. When Mr. Wang Yao talked about "various works on the history of modern literature published in different periods" in the "Preface", he listed three of the "earlier works", namely Hu Shi's "Literature of China in the Fifty Years" ( 1922), Chen Zizhan's "History of Chinese Literature in the Last Thirty Years" (1928) and Zhou Zuoren's "The Origin of Chinese New Literature" (1932).

Updates: (1) There are two ways of writing the title of Hu Shi's article, one is "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years" and the other is "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years". This article was invited by Hu Sheng to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the application hall. According to "Hu Shi's Diary", February 6, 1922: "Began to write the article "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years"." March 3: "Go home and compose. By twelve o'clock, I actually wrote "Fifty Years of Chinese Literature" "Chinese Literature" is finished." March 7: "The copy of "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years" is completed, and another section has been rewritten." March 10: "Mr. Jiemin has a letter and he approves of my "Fifty Years of Chinese Literature." "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years" 10 It can be seen that in Hu Shi's article, most of the time the title is "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years". In February 1923, this article was included in the 50th Anniversary Special Issue of the Shenhua Institute, "The Last Fifty Years," published by the Shenhua Institute, titled "Chinese Literature in the Past Fifty Years." In March 1924, the article was included in "World Literature in the Fifty Years" and was published as a single volume by Shen Shen Museum. It should be noted that according to the single volume printed and distributed by the Shenbao Pavilion in March 1924, the cover title was "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years", but the header in the text read "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years". It is probably for this reason that in the "Chinese New Literature Series·Historical Materials·Index" published by A Ying in 1935 by Shanghai Liangyou Book Printing Company, the catalog of "The Second Collection of Hu Shi's Wen Cun" listed in the "Collected Papers" is written as "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years", but the catalog listed in the "Monograph" says "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years". According to research, when "Hu Shi Wen Cun" was first published in Shanghai Yadong Library in 1924, the title of this article was "Chinese Literature in the Past Fifty Years". Later, most of the titles of this article read "Chinese Literature in the Fifty Years", such as "The Complete Works of Hu Shi" published by Anhui Education Press (Hefei) in September 2003.

In this case, "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years" is an almost universal way of writing, and Mr. Wang Yao did not "wrongly write the title of Hu Shi's article" as some readers think. However, Mr. Wang Yao believed that this article was published in 1922, but it was wrong. From the "Diary of Hu Shi" quoted above, we can know that "Chinese Literature in Fifty Years" was written from February to March 1922. After the first draft was written, Hu Shi also asked Cai Yuanpei and Lu Xun to provide opinions on this article. On August 21, 1922 Lu Xun wrote to Hu Shi, saying: "The manuscript has been read, and the warning is coming, which is very satisfying!" [11] It should be pointed out that the special issue "The Last Fifty Years" for the 50th anniversary of the Shenhua Institute was photocopied and published in the Shanghai Bookstore in March 1987. "On the title page, there is a publishing statement from Shanghai Bookstore, which claims that the photocopy is "photocopied from the early February 1922 edition". This is obviously wrong, and should be "photocopied from the early February 1923 edition".

(2) The title of Zhou Zuoren's book should be "The Origin of Chinese New Literature" [12].

10． "Chapter Six New Poetry (1)" writes about the early vernacular poets: "Shen Yinmo (1883-1971) in the New Youth Society and Yu Pingbo (1900-1990) and Kang Baiqing (1896-1958) in the New Wave Society ), Fu Sinian (1896-1950)” (p. 95). Among them, Kang Baiqing's birth and death dates are wrong.

Additional update: Until the 1980s, Kang Baiqing's birth and death years were still confusing and there were different opinions. Perhaps for this reason, the first version did not indicate the year of his birth and death. After entering the 1990s, some articles examining the birth and death dates of Kang Baiqing appeared one after another. According to research by Guan Lin and others, Kang Baiqing was born in 1896 and died in 1958[13]. The revised version obviously adopts this view. Guan Lin was Kang Baiqing's student when he taught in the Chinese Department of South China Normal University after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He later taught in the department for a long time, so his words should be credible.

However, in December 2006, South China Normal University held a "Symposium on the Creation of Kang Baiqing's New Poems". Some of the more than 60 experts and scholars who attended the meeting were Kang Baiqing's colleagues and students when he was at South China Normal University. Born in 1895 and died in 1959, he raised no objection. [14]

Based on the memories of the old teacher who worked with Kang Baiqing and the relevant materials written by Kang Baiqing during his lifetime, Guan Lin believes that: "Kang Baiqing died on April 9, 1896 (i.e. February 27, the 22nd year of Guangxu), was born in a landowner and business family in Jingjiagou, Laifeng Township, Anyue County, Sichuan Province."[15] Later commentators said this. The Kang Baiqing archives reviewed by the author at South China Normal University are also consistent with Guan Lin's statement.

However, Kang Baiqing’s death year should be 1959 rather than 1958. According to the relevant files that the author consulted in the Guangdong Provincial Archives and South China Normal University, on April 8, 1958, the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China designated Kang Baiqing as a "general rightist". In May of the same year, Kang Baiqing was Shortly after completing the resignation procedures at South China Normal University, he returned to his hometown. Fan Kuishan, who made a special trip to Anyue County, Sichuan Province for an interview, said: "Kang Baiqing's relatives and friends recalled that he died in Wushan County at the home of a friend who worked for the warlord as an aide. The cause of death was cholera in 1959." [ 16]

11． "Chapter 9 Literary Thoughts and Movements (2)": "Crescent Bookstore was founded in the spring of 1927, with Hu Shi as chairman." (Page 156)

Updated: "Chronicle of Xu Zhimo" edited by Chen Congzhou Download the 1927 article: "Chun, Hu Shi, Shao Xunmei and others planned to establish the Crescent Bookstore in Shanghai." [17] Most academic circles have said this, and the revised version is no exception. In fact, Crescent Bookstore was founded on July 1, 1927. There are two historical data as evidence:

① On June 29, 30, and July 1, 1927, "Shenbao" published the "New Moon Bookstore Opening Announcement" for three consecutive days, clearly stating that Crescent Bookstore The bookstore is "scheduled to officially open on July 1st";

② On July 2nd, the day after the Crescent Bookstore opened, the "Current Affairs News·Qingguang" edited by Liang Shiqiu published a book signed "Yan Family "Crescent Bookstore Visit Note" by "Mai" reported in detail the situation of the newly opened Crescent Bookstore. The article said: "The Crescent Bookstore run by Hu Shizhi, Xu Zhimo and others opened on the first day of this month."

12． When "Chapter 14 Novel (2)" introduces Liu Naou, it notes that his birth and death years are "1900-1939". (Page 251)

Additional update: Mainland literary circles generally believe that Liu Naou was born in 1900 and died in 1939. Those who hold this view include Shao Bozhou's "Research on Modern Chinese Literary Trends of Thought" (Xuelin Press, 1993 edition), "History of Modern Chinese Literary Trends of Thought" edited by Ma Liangchun and others (Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House, 1995 edition), Tan Chuliang's "Modern Chinese Literary Trends" "History of School Literature" (Xuelin Press, 1996 edition), "History of Modern Chinese Literary Societies and Schools" edited by Chen Anhu (Central China Normal University Press, 1997 edition), Xu Daoming's "History of Shanghai School Literature" (Fudan University Press, 1999 edition) wait. Most scholars in Taiwan believe that he was born in 1905 and died in 1940. [18]

First, let’s talk about the year of birth. Leaving aside the reasons why Taiwanese scholars determined that Liu Naou was born in 1905, "Dushu" (Issue 10, 1998) published Peng Xiaoyan's "Liu Naou's Diary of 1927 - Life Experience, Marriage and Studies". According to Liu Naou's diary in 1927, his date of birth was September 22, 1905. This record should be correct; 1905 cannot be a mistake of 1900. Because, the diary states that "he entered Yanyan Lane Public School at the age of 7 in 1912" and "graduated and entered Tainan Presbyterian Middle School at the age of 13 in 1918"... It is possible that Liu Naou made a mistake in the diary once, but it is not possible to make a mistake in it multiple times. Most likely, not to mention what Liu Naou wrote was a diary. It can be seen that Liu Naou was born on September 22, 1905.

Concerning the shooting death of Liu Naou, "Shenbao" published on September 4, 1940, "Yesterday's Massacre on Fuzhou Road, Liu Naou was shot to death." The key paragraph is excerpted as follows:

The man in a suit who was shot to death was identified as Liu Naou, a native of Fujian, 41 years old, and a new writer. Before the Sino-Japanese War, he served as the Director of the Directory Department of the Nanjing Central Film Studio. Last year, he was appointed as the General Manager of the China Film Company established by the Japanese side and the Asian Academy Cultural Bureau.

Except for the age difference between the deceased and Liu Naou, the name and main events are the same (Liu Naou's ancestral home is Fujian).

Furthermore, there was a report in Shenbao on September 5 of the same year, saying that "for fear of Liu Naou being killed, a certain group planned to carry out revenge atrocities today"[19], and the police authorities took alert. It shows that the murder of Liu Naou reported on September 4th is not true.

Therefore, it is true that Liu Naou was shot dead in Shanghai on September 3, 1940.

13. "Chapter 16 New Poetry (2)" says: "Crescent poets have tried to introduce a variety of Western poetry styles...The experiments of borrowing sonnets have produced a number of results, such as Sun Dayu's "Jue Jue" , Rao Mengkan's "Abandoned Child", Bian Zhilin's "A Monk", Zhu Xiang's "Fourteen Elements" No. 12, Chen Mengjia's "Taihu Night", Luo Niansheng's "Nature", Li Weijian's "Prayer" etc." (Page 361) According to this, it is obvious that the author regards Luo Niansheng as a Crescent poet.

Additional update: Luo Niansheng is not a Crescent poet.

Reasons: (1) Except for Zhu Xiang, Luo Niansheng had no contact with Crescent School poets such as Xu Zhimo and Chen Mengjia; (2) Luo Niansheng had not published poems in publications organized by the Crescent School; (3) Luo Niansheng went to the United States in 1929 He studied abroad and did not return to China until 1934, by which time the Crescent Sect had disintegrated.

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