His pen names include Xidi, Guo Yuanxin, Luoxue, ct, etc. His works include "Literary Outline", "A Brief History of Russian Literature", "History of Chinese Popular Literature", "Family Stories", "The Fire Maker" "Arrest", "Infrastructural Construction and Protection of Ancient Cultural Relics", "Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings Collected Outside Territory".
"Reference Atlas of Chinese History", "Illustrated Catalog of the Great Art Tradition", "Illustrated Catalog of the History of Chinese Printmaking", "Illustrated History of Chinese Literature", "Family Stories", "The Fire Maker's "Arrest", "Guigongtang", "Rickets Collection", "European Travel Diary", "Dagger Collection", "Kunxue Collection", "Haiyan", "National Wenhua", "Records of Hidden Life".
1. Introduction to Zheng Zhenduo
Zheng Zhenduo (December 19, 1898 - October 17, 1958) was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and originally from Changle, Fujian. The pen names used include Xidi, Guo Yuanxin, Luoxue, ct, etc.
An outstanding modern Chinese patriot and social activist, writer, poet, scholar, literary critic, literary historian, translator, art historian, and also a famous collector and exegete.
In 1919, he participated in the May 4th Movement and began to publish works. In 1932, his "Illustrated History of Chinese Literature" was published.
In 1949, he served as director of the Welfare Department of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, director of research of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, leader of the cultural and educational group of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, director of cultural relics of the Central Ministry of Culture, deputy director of the Folk Literature Research Office, director of the Institute of Archeology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, culture Deputy Minister of the Department.
Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1952. In 1957, he compiled and published three volumes of "Research on Chinese Literature". On October 17, 1958, he died in a sudden plane crash at the age of 60.
2. Works
1. "Literary Outline"
The book is divided into four volumes and forty-five chapters. It is about famous writers in the history of world literature. , all provide biographical introductions, and for various famous works, there are not only brief descriptions of the story outlines, but also brief comments on them.
This makes the whole book not only rich in literary history, but also has the nature of a dictionary of world literature. With one volume in hand, Chinese readers at that time can have a more comprehensive and clear overview of the history of world literature. understanding and understanding.
This is a history of world literature in the true sense. It is also the most outstanding history of world literature and comparative literature in the 1920s. It is my country's pioneering work on the subject of world literature history and is also The earliest literary history monograph to appear in the entire Eastern Hemisphere.
2. "A Brief History of Russian Literature"
It mainly talks about Russian literature. Compared with the advanced literature of Britain, Germany, France and other countries, it is indeed a very young literature. backward.
However, her spirit is very mature, and her content is very rich. Her entire prosperous history is only a century old, but its light is showing off in the sky, almost trying to cover up all the literary stars of the same period and make them eclipsed.
3. "History of Chinese Popular Literature"
"History of Chinese Popular Literature" is a groundbreaking and foundational monograph in the history of research on Chinese popular literature. Some scholars believe that this book can complement each other with Wang Guowei's "A Study of Operas of the Song and Yuan Dynasties" and Lu Xun's "A Brief History of Chinese Novel".
The author believes that popular literature is popular literature, folk literature, and popular literature. The book starts from the pre-Qin Dynasty and ends at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It systematically analyzes Chinese folk literature such as ballads, folk songs, Bianwen, Zaju lyrics, drum lyrics, Zhugongdiao, Sanqu, Baojuan, Tanci, Zidi Shu and other folk literature throughout the past dynasties.
In general, it is indeed a very complete book on Chinese popular literature, especially many reference books, which are difficult to find.
4. "Family Story"
A collection of short stories, including eleven pieces. The work profoundly reveals the tragedies in old-style families. The author mentioned the reason for the title of the book in the "Preface": "I have never written any novels. What is included in this collection are just small stories."
The main meaning of the title is to expose the evils of the feudal social system and feudal families.
5. "The Arrest of the Fire Maker"
A collection of short stories, including "The Arrest of the Fire Maker", "The Temptation of Iacano", "Starving", "The Destruction of Gods" is four short stories with coherent content. The work is based on ancient Greek mythology. It tells the story of Friar Prometheus who stole fire from heaven and gave it to humans and suffered cruel persecution.
Monk Peromi brought the fire from the god Zeus to the world, but was arrested by the god and nailed to the Caucasus Mountains. This is where the title of this book comes from.
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