To commemorate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Professor Cheng Qianfan, prominent scholar on Chinese literary and historical studies and educator, the Institute is very honoured to invite Dr. Zhang Chunxiao, scholar of Jinan University and granddaughter of Mr. Cheng Qianfan and Ms. Shen Zufen to visit Hong Kong Baptist University and speak on Shen Zufen’s diaries (to be published soon), “Zaozao Shi”, social connections of Shen and Cheng, etc.
A history recorded by manuscripts: On the creation process of “Zaozao Shi”, and social connections of Shen Zufen and Cheng Qianfan through Shen’s diaries
Speaker: Zhang Chunxiao (Associate Professor and Masters Supervisor, Center of Chinese History and Culture, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China)
Date: 25 October 2023, Wednesday
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
Venue: AAB711, Level 7, Academic and Administration Building, Hong Kong Baptist University
Language: Mandarin
Summary:
是次講座，張春曉教授以對比2002年河北教育出版社和2023年廣西師範大學出版社《沈祖棻全集》的版本增訂與修改導入，向觀眾介紹了詞壇女傑沈祖棻先生的學術成就。張春曉教授也提出了手稿提供的三類研究視野，首先是關注文學創作與評鑒活動，以《早早詩》為例，討論沈祖棻先生手稿日記中反映出創作緣起、斟酌改定過程以及詩歌修訂標準的定義。第二部分則聚焦師友交往的紀錄，以1977年蕭印唐過訪武昌為例，深入研究程沈二人與友人的交往情況。最後，可以通過手稿考察特殊時代的生活情境，包括私人生活、家庭生活、群落生活和城市生活。從日常角度來說，沈祖棻先生的日記是對個人瑣碎生活的紀錄，「藉著他們曾經的詩作書信日記等相互印證，以寄思慕。」；從學術角度來說，分析手稿和日記提供的資料，為後世研究者提供了新的個人史、生活史的思考方向，有助於深入了解六七十年代的生活，以及沈祖棻先生的生活、創作和交往圖像。
(Recorded by Zhou Shaowen, research student of the Institute)