Wu-chi Liu (; 1907
– 3 October 2002) was a scholar of
Chinese literature and writer.
His works include editing ''
Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry'', an anthology of translated
Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language. While this last term comprises Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Yue Chinese, and other historical and vernacular forms of the language, its poetry ...
widely used in teaching.
Biography
Wu-chi Liu was born in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
, China in 1907. His father was
Liu Yazi
Liu Yazi (, 28 May 1887, at Wujiang, in Suzhou, Jiangsu – 21 June 1958 in Beijing) was a Chinese poet and political activist called the "last outstanding poet of the traditional school." He married Zheng Peiyi in 1906, and was the father o ...
, a prominent literary leader and political activist. He moved to the United States in 1927, where he received a doctorate in English literature from
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
in 1931.
He returned to China in 1932 and taught at
Nankai University
Nankai University (NKU or Nankai; ) is a national public research university located in Tianjin, China. It is a prestigious Chinese state Class A Double First Class University approved by the central government of China, and a member of the fo ...
,
National Southwestern Associated University
When the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out between China and Japan in 1937, Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University merged to form Changsha Temporary University in Changsha and later National Southwestern Associated Universi ...
and
National Central University
National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiwa ...
(now
Nanjing University
Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianl ...
),
before again moving to the United States after World War II.
In the United States, he taught Chinese literature, philosophy and drama at
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several graduate programs. It is Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institution.
History
Rollins Colle ...
, Yale University, the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...
and
Indiana University
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Campuses
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*Indiana Universit ...
, where he was the first chairman of the East Asian Languages and Literature department.
Wu-chi Liu died in
Menlo Park, California
Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; ...
on 3 October 2002.
Works
Su Man-shu 1972. (biography of
Su Manshu
Su Manshu (, 1884–1918) was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, revolutionist, and translator. His original name was Su Xuanying (), Su had been named as a writer of poetry and romantic love stories in the history of early modern Chinese lit ...
)
*''An Introduction to Chinese Literature''.
Greenwood Publishing Group
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, 1990. .
*''
Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry''
*''La philosophie de Confucius''
References
Chinese literature
1907 births
2002 deaths
Writers from Shanghai
Nankai University faculty
Nanjing University faculty
Rollins College faculty
Yale University alumni
Yale University faculty
Indiana University faculty
University of Pittsburgh faculty
National Southwestern Associated University faculty
Lawrence University alumni
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