Contemporary Review (Chinese magazine)

Contemporary Review

Editor-in-chief	Wang Shijie 王世杰
Frequency	Weekly
Publisher	Contemporary Review Publisher
First issue	December 13, 1924
Final issue	December 1928
Country	China
Language	Chinese

Contemporary Review (现代评论) was a Chinese literary weekly magazine founded in 1924 and ceased December 1928.^[1][2][3]

Publication history

"Contemporary Review" (现代评论) debuted in Beijing December 13, 1924. After 209 issues, it ceased in 1928. There were 3 extra issues and a series of specials. This is a general weekly spanning politics, economics, law, the arts, philosophy, education and science. Closely affiliated scholars include Hu Shih (胡适), Gao Yihan (高一涵), Tang Youren (唐有壬), Chen Yuan (陈源), Xu Zimo (徐志摩) and others. Most of them studied in Europe or United States. "Contemporary Review" valued individualism and freedom of style. While it was a general magazine, it published a large number of new literature writers introducing them to an eager audience. Zhang Dinghuang (张定璜) published "Mr. Lu Xun" (鲁迅先生) as a comprehensive two part review of all Lu's writings in the journal, January 24 and 31 issues of 1925. Zhang's essay defined Lu Xun's historic significance in the transition of modern Chinese literature.

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and beyond.) These journals published the new literature authors. The reviews (sometimes very heated) gave theoretical foundation for the works. By the end of the 20th century, the Chinese general population achieved a level of literacy. This is the lasting revolution.

Representative issues

The Table of Contents give a feel to the magazine.

First Issue Table of Contents

• Editorial—Current Events
• Government by Law and Revolution, by Yan Shutang
• The Critical Moment, by Wang Shijie
• Generous Settlement Terms for the Qing Imperial Family
• "Beggar", a novella, by Xi Lin
• "November 3rd" a novel, by You Dafu
• "Difficulties of Translation", by Hu Shih
• "Philistines", by Xi Gu

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