本书由普林斯顿大学东亚系教授周质平编选胡适自1914年到1961年前后的重要英文论文及演讲28篇。全书横向以主题分类, 可见胡适在这两方面主要的论点和贡献, 纵向以发表时间为序编排, 可见胡适于这两方面思想发展的脉络。本书以胡适发表时的原文影印本为底本, 经仔细查证和勘误, 旨在让中外读者更加了解胡适向世界介绍中国文化的传统及其近现代发展方面发挥的作用。
《胡适英文文存?中国文学与社会》收录胡适英文论文、演讲及书评共28篇，展现了胡适对改革文学和改良社会的思想。胡适英文文章和讲稿，分为《中国文学与社会》、《中国哲学与思想史》和《民族危机与公共外交》三卷，首度向大陆读者呈现。胡适英文写作、演讲能力俱佳，致力于向西方介绍中国历史文化，影响深远。 普林斯顿大学东亚系教授周质平撰《胡适英文笔下的中国文化》导读全书，详尽剖析胡适的英文创作的背景及特点；撰《胡适英文文存成书经过》，细述几十年间多人努力搜集、整理、出版《胡适英文文存》之不易。每篇文前另附中文摘要，以便读者研读。
胡适（1891—1962），安徽绩溪人。现代著名学者、诗人、历史家、文学家、哲学家、思想家。因提倡文学革命而成为新文化运动的领袖之一。兴趣广泛，著述宏富，在文学、哲学、史学等诸多领域都有开创性的贡献；英文写作、演讲能力俱佳，致力于向西方介绍中国历史文化，影响深远。历任北京大学文学院院长、中国驻美国大使、“中央研究院”院长等职。
Literature
A Literary Revolution in China
The Literary Revolution in China
The Social Message in Chinese Poetry
A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women
The Greatest Event in Life, A Farce in One Act
The Literary Renaissance
Introduction to Monkey
The Chinese Novel
Society
Marriage Customs in China
Introduction to The Story of the Chinese Eastern Railway
Which Road Are We Going?
Essay in Living Philosophies
Woman’s Place in Chinese History
Literature
A Literary Revolution in China
The Literary Revolution in China
The Social Message in Chinese Poetry
A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women
The Greatest Event in Life, A Farce in One Act
The Literary Renaissance
Introduction to Monkey
The Chinese Novel
Society
Marriage Customs in China
Introduction to The Story of the Chinese Eastern Railway
Which Road Are We Going?
Essay in Living Philosophies
Woman’s Place in Chinese History
The Tz’u-T’ung: A New Dictionary of Classical Polysyllabic Wordsand Phrases
An Optimist in the Sea of Pessimism
An Optimist Looks at China
Essay in I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain EminentMen and Women of Our Time
Intellectual Preparedness
The Place of the Alumni Organization in the History ofUniversities
A Historian Looks at Chinese Painting
The Chinese Art Society
“Foreword” to How to Cook and Eat in Chinese
Chang Poling: A Biographical Tribute
Ten-Year Plan for China’s Academic Independence
My Early Association with the Gest Oriental Library
The Gest Oriental Library at Princeton University
Rabindranath Tagore in China
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