Masaru Aoki

was a Japanese Sinologist.

Works

Aoki wrote an article named "Hu Shih and the Chinese Literary Revolution" which was published in ''Chinese Study'' (T: 支那學, S: 支那学, P: ''Zhīnà Xué'') in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Aoki's work was considered an important contribution to translating and studying Chinese literature. "Japanese Sinologist Aoki Masaru 青木正児 (1887- 1964) wrote an article entitled "Hu Shih and the Chinese Literary Revolution" published in ''Chinese Study'' (支那學) in 1920. In this article, Aoki Masaru predicted that "Lu Xun would become a great writer".⁶"

Patricia Sieber wrote that "Aoki, an internationally influential Sinologist, presented his love affair with Chinese dramas as an intimate and aesthetic affair of the heart."

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Some of his books include:

* (1959) ''Yuan Jen Tsa Chu Hsu Shuo''
* (1930) ''Shina kinsei gikyoku shi''
* (1957) ''Yuan ren za ju gai shuo''
* (1943) ''Shina bungaku shisō shi'' (支那文学思想史; "A History of Chinese Literary Thought"), Iwanami Shoten

The ''Shina bungei shichō'' (支那文芸論藪) by Aoki was published in the Iwanami Koza series ''Sekai shichō'' in 1928. Wang Chün-yü^h (C: 王俊瑜, P: ''Wáng Jùnyú'') published a Chinese version in 1933, titled ''Chung-kuo ku-tai wen-i ssu-ch'ao lun'' (T: 中國古代文藝思潮論, S:中国古代文艺思潮论, P: ''Zhōngguó Gǔdài Wényì Sīcháo Lún'').

References

*Hightower, James R.
''A History of Chinese Literary Thought'' by Aoki Masaru
" (book review). ''The Far Eastern Quarterly'', Vol. 10, No. 3 (May, 1951), pp. 313–320. Available at JSTOR.

Notes

Further reading

* LI Yong (李勇). "Aoki Masaru's Studies on the Nature Worship of Art Life of Chinese Scholars" (青木正儿论中华文人艺术生活的自然崇拜). ''Journal of Weinan Normal University'' (渭南师范学院学报：综合版), 2012, Issue 05, pp. 89–93.

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1887 births
1964 deaths
Japanese sinologists
Japanese writers
Kyoto University alumni
Scholars of Chinese opera