Jottings under lamplight /
Lu, Xun,1881-1936,author.
Cheng, Eileen,1969-editor.
Denton, Kirk A.,1955-editor.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Editors' introduction: Lu Xun, the in-between critic -- Part One. Self-reflections: I. Prefaces and autobiographical essays: Preface to Outcry -- Preface to Inauspicious star -- Preface to Graves -- Afterword to Graves -- How The "true story of Ah-Q" came about -- In reply to Mr. Youheng -- Preface to Self-selected works -- Preface to the English edition of Selected short stories of Lu Hsun -- How I came to write fiction -- Random thoughts after illness (excerpt) -- Death -- Preface to Miscellaneous essays from the Semi-concessions -- II. In memoriam: Warriors and flies -- Roses without blooms, part II (excerpt) -- In memory of Liu Hezhen -- Remembrance for the sake of forgetting -- In memory of Wei Suyuan -- On "Gossip is a fearful thing" -- A few matters regarding Zhang Taiyan -- A few matters recalled in connection with Mr. Zhang Taiyan -- Part Two. Reflections on culture: III. On tradition: My views on chastity -- Impromptu reflections no. 38: on arrogance and inheritance -- On conducting ourselves as fathers today -- Before the appearance of geniuses -- Jottings under lamplight -- On looking at things with eyes wide open -- Why "fair play" should be deferred -- Voiceless China -- The old tunes are finished -- Tablet -- The evolution of men -- Thinking of the past again -- Curiosities -- Confucius in modern China -- IV. On art and literature: Impromptu reflections no. 43 -- My hopes for the critics -- Must-read books for young people -- This is what I meant -- Old books and the vernacular -- Literature in times of revolution -- Miscellaneous thoughts -- The divergence of art and politics -- Literature and revolution: a reply -- An overview of the present state of the new literature -- A glimpse at Shanghai literature -- On the third type of person -- The most artistic country -- The crisis of the small essay -- V. On modern culture: Impromptu reflections no. 48 -- Untitled -- What happens after Nora walks out -- On photography and related matters -- Modern history -- Lessons from the movies -- Shanghai children -- How to train wild animals -- Toys -- The glory to come -- The decline of the Western suit -- Take-ism -- Ah Jin -- Written deep into the night.
Lu, Xun, 1881-1936
Lu, Xun, 1881-1936.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.