Study Of Writers' Diaries In The Period Of May 4^th

In the current studies of writers' diaries in the modern times,academia either just puts the diaries as an addition of demonstrational materials of the thesis or only researches on the diary of one writer,but never generally researches on the matters concerned in the period of May 4^th from writers' diaries in the period of May 4^th.As a result,Study of Writers' Diaries in the Period of May 4^th is written.In this thesis,the period of May 4^th is from 1914 to 1924.In 1914 Yuan Shikai worshiped Confucian even attempted to restore the imperial system and all of these became the important things for the intelligentsia.The reason why the thesis determines 1924 as the ending of the period of May 4^th is that in 1924 Nationalist party and Communist Party commenced to cooperate to overthrow the government of the Beiyang warlords and the entire nation didn't focus on the changes of culture and literature.The major writers concerned in the thesis are Lu Xun,Hu Shi,Cai Yuanpei,Zhou Zuoren, Wu Yu,Wu Mi,and Xu Zhimo.The reason why the thesis chooses the diaries of these writers as the major discussing materials is that their diaries preserve the basic integrity of the relevant circumstances of the New Culture Movement in the period of May 4^th.In the first chapter,by systematically researching on writers' diaries in the period of May 4^th, we can learn to that writers pay close attention to Hongxian monarchy and Zhang Xun's restoration and manifest great anxiety.Most of them received advanced education of Western,so it is normal for them to dissatisfy even resent the restoration.The researchers largely ignored that the urgency of restoration makes the writers initiate and advance New Cultural Movement.The writers found that China should never be self-reliant and prosperous if the feudal thoughts in the mind of people were not eliminated.Through writers' intense reaction to Hongxian monarchy and Zhang Xun's restoration we can learn to the restoration reasons for the changes of culture and literature in the period of May 4^th.In the second chapter,by systematically researching on writers" diaries in the period of May 4^th,adds to our knowledge about their daily literary activities.It is possible to illustrate the attempt on vernacular poetry in the period of May 4^th.By systematically researching on vernacular poetry of Hu Shi's diaries,we can learn to know that early vernacular poetry is created behind the strong support of Chinese classical culture and that early vernacular poetry created quite simple though,there's not even like poetry,but our younger generation must respect the bold pioneers in the period of May 4^th demand to break the shackles of poetic thoughts and practice of courage.Besides that we can also learn to know that the founding of Xueheng School. We have always said that the New Youth Camp and Xueheng School debate,in fact,it should be said that the different people with the different literature arguments debate,from this point of view,we should make Hu Shi,Mei Guangdi's debate in the United States as the starting time of Xueheng School in the,after all,only in the 20's Mei Guangdi through the Xueheng magazine wrote his continuation of the literature has consistently advocated.In the third chapter,by systematically researching on writers' diaries in the period of May 4^th,we can learn to that they have a deep understanding of Chinese traditional culture so they adhered to their academic requirements of "Total Westernization".Only those who has a deep understanding of tradition can has a deep understanding of the defects of tradition and makes great achievements.But there are a number of reading notes about Chinese classical culture in their diaries especially in the diaries of Hu Shi and Wu Yu who adhered to anti-tradition.A number of reading notes manifest their different words and deeds.We are supposed to possess an idea that writers in the period of May 4^th adhere to their academic requirements of "Total Westernization" but more like Chinese traditional culture.We can learn to that the books they read everyday,understand the literary sources of the theories which writers advocated by their diaries.To deeper sense,we can know a real writer not the one who the writer wanted to shape by his articles.In conclusion,by considerately analyzing writers' diaries in the period of May 4^th,we can know more about the background in the period of May 4^th,more about their daily literary activities and more about writers by the distinction between their daily reading notes and their arguments.