Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine
Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine was a literary magazine published by the Taiwan Literary Society from 1919 to 1924, with a total of 68 issues. Originally a monthly publication, it changed to a ten-day magazine, and returned to a monthly in 1923. The magazine was published in Chinese and featured mainly classical texts, ranging in genre from classical poetry to essays and short stories.[1]
History
In October 1918, members of the Oak Poetry Society in Taichung, including Tsai Hui-ju (蔡惠如), Fu Hsi-chi (傅錫祺), Lin Yu-Chun (林幼春), Lin Hsien-tang (林獻堂), Lin Tsu-chin (林子瑾), Chen Chi-liu (陳基六), and Chen Huai-cheng (陳懷澄), initiated the establishment of the Taiwan Literary Society to promote literary movements. From January of the following year until 1924, they published Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine.[2]The original purpose of the society was "to promote the literary movement, study prose and poetry, and exchange scholarly ideas." They revised it to "to promote civilization" on October 7, 1919.
The magazine published a variety of literary genres, including essays, poems, short stories, etc. The essays were written in either classical or vernacular Chinese, with classical prefaces and biographies, as well as introductions to new scientific findings and translations of modern studies into vernacular Chinese. In the classical poetry category, there were works from various local poetry societies and poets everywhere. Each issue also included calls for essays and poems, which helped the literati of the time to understand the different literary functions of "prose" and "poetry" and encouraged them to write. In addition, the magazine reprinted works by predecessors such as Collected Poems at Ling Yun Hai Ri Pavilion (嶺雲海日樓詩鈔) by Chiu Feng-chia (丘逢甲), Collected Poems at Wumen Cottage (無悶草堂詩鈔) by Lin Chao-song (林朝崧), and Collected Poems at Ching Yuan Hall (靜遠堂詩鈔) by Cheng Yung-hsi (鄭用錫), and so on.[3]
The publication of Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine provided a space and platform for literary interaction across Taiwan, breaking the regional constraints of various local poetry societies that had previously operated independently. In addition, the Taiwan Literary Society also noticed the development of the Chinese language at that time in the society. Therefore, its goal shifted from promoting the "literary movement" to advocating "civilization," reflecting the progressive characteristics of society.[4]
References
- ↑ Shih, Yi-lin; Yang, Tsui; Hsu, Chun-ya (1995). 臺中縣文學發展史 [A History of Literary Development in Taichung County]. Taichung: Taichung County Cultural Center. p. 106-107. Search this book on
- ↑ Kuo, Chiu-hsien; Lai, Li-chuan (2019). "前言" [Preface]. 臺灣文藝叢誌（1919-1924）──創刊百年紀念復刻版 [Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine (1919–1924) - Centennial Commemorative Reprint Edition]. Longwen Publishing. Search this book on
- ↑ Lyu, Ruo-huai (2010). 臺灣文社及其《臺灣文藝叢誌》研究 [Research on the Taiwan Literary Society and 'Taiwan Literary Arts Magazine]. Fujian: Fujian Normal University. p. 58-61. Search this book on
- ↑ Wu, Tsung-yeh (2009). 《臺灣文藝叢誌》（1919-1924）傳統與現代的過渡 [Taiwan Wen-I Tsung-Chih"── an imprint of the conflict with tradition and modernity]. Taipei: Graduate Institute of Taiwan Culture, Languages, and Literature,National Taiwan Normal University. p. 170. Search this book on
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