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Lin Shu’s First Polemic: Hu Shi and the Xin Qingnian Journal

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Lin Shu first polemic with Hu Shi was a response to Hu Shi’s famous assertion, “a dead script cannot produce a living literature.” Lin Shu advocated that “classical language has no school” and vindicated its aesthetic value. Although Lin Shu never continued the polemic, the members of the Xin qingnian journal did not hesitate in attacking and ridiculing Lin Shu’s position, especially on political grounds. He was seen as an epitome of authoritarianism and warlordism, which he would have hidden under the disguise of classicism and literature. Despite all the efforts of the members of the Xin qingnian, including false letters designed to incite the public, neither Lin Shu nor any other “classicist” joined the polemic.

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Guarde-Paz, C. (2017). Lin Shu’s First Polemic: Hu Shi and the Xin Qingnian Journal. In: Modern Chinese Literature, Lin Shu and the Reformist Movement. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4316-1_3

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