This book contains a cluster of English articles and speeches written by Hu Shih from about the 1920s to the early 1960s, most of which were published in the influential English publications, and had a significant impact on Chinese society at that time. According to the themes, three volumes have been compiled, namely, ""Chinese Literature and Society"", Chinese Philosophy and History of Ideas"" and ""The National Crisis and Public Diplomacy, by Zhou Zhiping, professor of East Asian Studies at Columbia University. Volume I: Chinese Literature and Society includes 29 of Hu Shihs English papers, lectures and book reviews, showing Hu Shihs thinking of reforming literature and improving society.
Table of Contents
Literature A Literary Revolution in China The Literary Revolution in China The Social Message in Chinese Poetry A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women The Greatest Event in Life, A Farce in One Act The Literary Renaissance Introduction to Monkey The Chinese Novel
Society Marriage Customs in China Introduction to The Story of the Chinese Eastern Railway Which Road Are We Going? Essay in Living Philosophies Woman's Place in Chinese History The Tz'u-T'ung: A New Dictionary of Classical Polysyllabic Words and Phrases An Optimist in the Sea of Pessimism An Optimist Looks at China Essay in I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain Eminent Men and Women of Our Time Intellectual Preparedness The Place of the Alumni Organization in the History of Universities A Historian Looks at Chinese Painting The Chinese Art Society "Foreword" to How to Cook and Eat in Chinese Chang Poling: A Biographical Tribute Ten-Year Plan for China's Academic Independence My Early Association with the Gest Oriental Library The Gest Oriental Library at Princeton University Rabindranath Tagore in China
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English writings of Hu Shih (I) Chinese Literature and Society
