The Creation Of Social Research

As one of the most important literary organizations in 1920s, Chuang Zao She (later abbreviated as CZS) has exerted far-reaching influence upon Chinese modern literature. Though a lot has been discussed in the past decades, yet there is still much room for further study. Focusing on its personnel and activities, this dissertation attempts to present a clear and comprehensive picture of CZS.This dissertation consists of nine chapters.The first two chapters deal with the personnel of CZS. The author holds that there are 55 regular CZS members and 12 peripheral participants, each of whom a brief introduction will be given including their relation with CZS and a list of their works published in those journals attached to CZS.The next four chapters work together to clarify the background of the formation and early development of CZS. In the light of their common overseas experience, Chapter Three focuses on the uniting and departing of the earlier CZS members. Centering on Taidong Publishing House, Chapter Four reveals the formation of this literary organization. From the perspective of exile intellectuals, Chapter Five analyzes the features of CZS in its early stage. Chapter Six revisits the very reason behind its rising to power from the particular angles of translation issues as well as their motivations into literature of earlier CZS members.Centering on the Publishing Sector, the rest four chapters valorize the development and transformation of CZS. Generally, the activities of CZS during this period can be divided into three phrases, which clearly illustrate its personnel change. The Seventh and the Eighth Chapter mainly concern those assistants of publishing sector in Shanghai and Guangzhou. In Chapter Nine, Yu Da-fu becomes the protagonist of the whole story. The focus of Chapter Ten is later CZS members. In short, the personnel flow to some extent mirrors the vicissitude of this literary organization.