Lu Xun, nearing his death, wrote two essays commemorating Zhang Taiyan. Both are rather
unconventional eulogies, which engage the style, themes, and conventions of traditional …

This is the first independent, full-life biography of Lu Xun, the most celebrated Chinese writer
of the twentieth century, in any European language. It sets aside all the propaganda that has …

Beyond the Iron House is a critical study of a crucial period of life and work of the modern
Chinese writer Lu Xun. Through thorough research into historical materials and archives, the …

Lu Xun (1881–1936), arguably twentieth-century China's greatest writer, is commonly cast in
the mold of a radical iconoclast who vehemently rejected traditional culture. The …

In a famous article written in 1928 when the Left-wing writers of the Sun and Creation
Societies were criticising Lu Xun for being behind the times, Qian Xingcun (A Ying) asserted …

Generally considered to be modern China's finest writer, Lu Xun ([Lu Hsun] pen name of
Zhou Shuren, 1881–1936) wrote 25 stories between 1918 and 1925 that were published in …

In the celebrated preface to his first collection of short stories, Nahan (A call to arms), Lu Xun
admits that his writing is drawn from personal memory. In a somber and melancholy tone he …

138 Part II: Authors, Works, Schools and so on. Even the Madman, the reader is told in the
preface,“recovered some time ago and has gone elsewhere to take up an official post”(Lu …

As the first and still the most prominent writer in modern Chinese literature, Lu Xun (1881–
1936) had been the object of extensive attention since well before his death. Little noticed …

This paper discusses the biography, thought, and works of Li Ruqian (1852–1909). He was
appointed Consul in Kobe 1882–84, during which period he studied the political institutions …