英文摘要
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the intellectuals in China compared the current political situation with the fall of the Ming Dynasty three hundred years ago. Guo Moruo (郭沫若) wrote the famous article Jia Shen San Bai Nei Ji (《甲申三百年祭》, Jiashen Three Hundred Years Memorial Ceremony), about the same time, Tai Jingnong (臺靜農) wrote the unpublished book Wong Ming Jiang Shi (《亡明講史》, History on the Collapse of Ming Dynasty). Both of the two writings threw the highlight on the chaos at transition between Ming and Qing. But they are totally different in many ways.Jia Shen San Bai Nei Ji told a story about Li Yan (李岩), a subordinate of Li Zicheng (李自成). On the other hand, Jia Shen San Bai Nei Ji focused on the historical event itself. The former indicated that the belief of left-wing intellectuals at that time, while the latter represented the fading away of the hope of the literal intellectuals who were in the wartime. However, the writing of Guo Moruo did not really approach the feeling of the people, although Guo claimed that his article made it. In contrast, Tai Jingnong's novel had strong sympathy for the people.Wong Ming Jiang Shi is the concrete achievement of Tai's Ming-Qing historical study. It also might be Tai's last novel. This book criticizes the contemporary politics of his times by analogy, and we do see his concern for society. As a result, Wong Ming Jiang Shi is important for those who want to explore the thought of Tai or to realize the attitude of society at that time.
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