Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform
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Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform is Hu Shi’s influential 1917 essay that helped launch the New Culture Movement by advocating the use of vernacular Chinese and modernizing Chinese literature.
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| Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform Context triple: [Hu Shi, notableWork, Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform]
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A.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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B.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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C.
New Directions in Prose and Poetry
New Directions in Prose and Poetry is an influential literary anthology series that showcased innovative modernist and avant-garde writing, published by James Laughlin’s New Directions press.
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D.
The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
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E.
Theory of Prose
Theory of Prose is a foundational work of Russian formalist literary theory in which Viktor Shklovsky analyzes narrative techniques and the mechanics of literary form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform Target entity description: Tentative Proposals for Literary Reform is Hu Shi’s influential 1917 essay that helped launch the New Culture Movement by advocating the use of vernacular Chinese and modernizing Chinese literature.
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A.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
-
B.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
-
C.
New Directions in Prose and Poetry
New Directions in Prose and Poetry is an influential literary anthology series that showcased innovative modernist and avant-garde writing, published by James Laughlin’s New Directions press.
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D.
The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
-
E.
Theory of Prose
Theory of Prose is a foundational work of Russian formalist literary theory in which Viktor Shklovsky analyzes narrative techniques and the mechanics of literary form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary manifesto ⓘ |
| advocates |
literature that reflects contemporary life
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modern, colloquial language ⓘ use of vernacular Chinese in writing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese intellectual modernization
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Peking University intellectual circle ⓘ |
| author | Hu Shi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Republican China
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
|
| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
May Fourth era
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linked to:
May Fourth Movement
|
| impactOnCulture | challenged traditional Confucian literary norms ⓘ |
| impactOnEducation | encouraged use of vernacular in textbooks ⓘ |
| impactOnLanguage | promotion of baihua (vernacular) writing ⓘ |
| influenced |
May Fourth literary movement
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linked to:
May Fourth Movement
New Culture Movement ⓘ development of modern Chinese literature ⓘ |
| languageVariant | vernacular Chinese ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
literary reform
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modernization of Chinese literature ⓘ rejection of classical Chinese in literature ⓘ vernacularization of Chinese literature ⓘ |
| movement | New Culture Movement ⓘ |
| opposes | classical Chinese as the primary literary medium ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| proposes |
clear and simple language in literature
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literature accessible to the general public ⓘ reform of literary style and content ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
baihua movement
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linked to:
Baihua (vernacular written Chinese)
literary modernization in East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Hu Shi’s later writings on language reform ⓘ |
| significance |
helped launch the New Culture Movement
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key document in the shift from classical to vernacular Chinese ⓘ landmark text in Chinese literary reform ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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