MCLC: Hong Kong literary history (5,6)

[Denton, Kirk]

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From: hsiao-peng lu <shlu at ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Hong Kong literary history (5)
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I agree that classical-style literature 舊體文學 in Hong Kong should be well
represented in any comprehensive history of Hong Kong literature. It
should also be pointed out that old style-literature thrived and developed
well beyond 1919. There has been a very lively scene of shi詩 and ci詞
throughout the 20th century, and even today.  Influential poetry clubs (詩社
,詞社) were founded in Hong Kong in mid-20th century Hong Kong and beyond.
One such ci club 詞社 is 堅社 in the 1950s. The question of modern
literature’s 
continuity with tradition should be addressed.  Old-style poetry written
in 20th century Hong Kong is an exemplary case.

Unfortunately, because of the lack of attention to this vast area of Hong
Kong literature, much of Hong Kong poetry is disappearing and being lost.
Thanks to recent efforts, there have been good anthologies that attempt to
preserve this chapter of Hong Kong’s literary history.  Below are some
titles in the last ten years or so.

劉景堂著，黃坤堯編纂：《劉伯端滄海樓集》（香港：商務出版社，2001）
黃坤堯編：《番禺劉氏三世詩鈔》（香港：學海書樓出版，2002)
林汝珩著，魯曉鵬(Sheldon Lu)編注：《碧城樂府：林碧城詞集》（香港大學出版社，2011）。
鄒穎文編：《南海潘新安先生草堂詩緣翰墨選輯》（香港中文大學圖書館，2012）。

Sheldon Lu

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From: Haomin Gong <hamiltongong at gmail.com>
Subject: Hong Kong literary history (6)

Perhaps list members may also find this book useful, although it focuses
on the fiction in Hong Kong.
赵稀方：《小说香港》，北京三联，2003

Haomin Gong