1 publication history
1.1 creative works
1.2 translations
1.3 reviews, critiques , theory
1.4 classical literature
1.5 features
publication history
the fiction monthly published poems , stories in classical wenyan style, , plays in new style. western fiction , plays translated wenyan. selections included popular love stories , situational novels. many traditional serial novels published in journal. important platform traditional scholars.
but going against new literature tide , mao dun changed editorial direction in 1921. enticed contributors new literature circles. january 10 issue proclaimed new editorial direction : translate , critique important european works; develop literature of realism, , use new literature reflect life of ordinary people, provide platform inquiry classical literature in modern context.
creative works
fiction monthly published novels in abundance, followed poetry, plays , essays. included duanwu festival , upstairs in restaurant , social drama , other novels lu xun. in years, there short stories ye shengtao (ye shaojun), bing xin, wang tongzhao 王统照, xu dishan, , others; new literature style poems zhu ziqing, xu yunuo 徐玉诺, zhu xiang 朱湘, liang zongdai, xu zhi 徐雉, , others. these works show bitterness of life , expose dark side of society, sympathetic repressed people.
after 1923 other famous writers works include wang tongzhao s dusk 《黄昏》, zhang wentian s travels 《旅途》, lao s novel old zhang s philosophy《老张的哲学》, , poetry such zhu ziqing s destruction 《毁灭》, ye shaojun s liuhe battlefield 《浏河战场》 , zhu xiang s wang jiao 《王娇》.
in 1927 there more works authors became famous, mao dun s novels disillusion 幻灭, wavering《动摇》, , pursuit《追求》; ding ling s first novel dream《梦珂》 , work miss sophia s diary, ba jin s destruction 《灭亡》; plus works new writers hu yepin, shen congwen, dai wangshu, shi zhecun, sun xizhen 孙席珍、zhang tianyi, , others. of these writings gave rich picture of life in china during 20th century panoramic perspective , variety of viewpoints. sense of realism strong.
translations
the fiction monthly published 800 articles literature 39 countries including on 300 authors. translations geng jizhi 耿济之 in 1921 include russian realism such as:
diary of madman gogol;
anna karenina chekhov;
fathers , sons , notes of hunter turgenev.
lu xun translated artsybashev , wrote essay on him; , there volume 12 special edition on russian literature. there numerous other articles, taken comprise systematic exploration of russian realism , romanticism.
the 15th volume french literature special. introduced french romanticism, naturalism , realism in literature , plays, including balzac, maupassant, phillipe, anatole france, george sand, , others.
reviews, critiques , theory
fiction monthly provided forum critical reviews means form philosophical , technical foundations new vernacular literature. fortunately lu xun not gifted writer eloquent critic , reviewer. both , brother zhou zuoren authored many reviews , essays writing in journal. shen yanshui, editor, himself wrote number of important theoretical essays on new literature, including responsibility , hard work new literature 《新文学研究者的责任与努力》、 future of creativity 《创作的前途》、 social background , creativity 《社会背景与创作》、 naturalism , contemporary chinese fiction 《自然主义与中国现代小说》 , more.
the journal time time provided special columns discussion of theoretical issues. spirited disagreements flourished in these columns in reviews , essays. antagonists respond in alternative issues. these proved irresistible writers , scholars of time. important examples were:
discussions on translating literature “翻译文学书的讨论”, discussions on europeanization of literature 、“语体文欧化讨论”、 discussions creative works “创作讨论”，and naturalism “自然主义”、and nature of literature , problems “文学主义问题”。from 1910 mid-1930s, entire written , printed chinese language transformed. fiction monthly provided focus on these changes participating in transition creative authors , in establishing framework transition critical , theoretical points of view.
classical literature
beginning in 1923, fiction monthly provided special column called movement organize ancient literature , new literature . additionally there numerous treatises classical literature two-issue special research chinese literature 中国文学研究, consisting of 60 articles 35 authors. topics included pre-qin, wei, jin , 6 dynasties literature, tang , song dynasty poetry, yuan dynasty dramas, ming , qing dynasty novels, , folk literature.
fiction monthly published classical novels , poems first ten years before 1921. changed editorial policy promote new literature. had unique perspective view classical chinese literature , wenyan. in entirety, these articles form important comprehensive collection of research old traditional chinese literature today.
features
from beginning, fiction monthly presented freshness reader. articles chosen quickly, accurately (to match reader s taste), , multiple dimensions. there entertaining novels , short stories general readership, literary reviews scholars. editors had unerring instinct readers liked. longer novels serialized. though did not chase fashionable trends readers kept on coming eager next issue.
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