Hanson Chan

The Death and the Ccp's Posthumous Evaluations of Ch'u Ch'iu-Pai (1899-1935) Hanson Chan

This is the English version of The Death and the CCP's Posthumous Evaluations of Ch'u Ch'iu-pai (1899-1935). Adding to the reconstructed details of the last days of his life, it also analyzed the authenticity of the Superfluous Words (To-yu te hua), and traced the evolution of Ch'u's posthumous evaluations by the Chinese Communists. It was originally written as a thesis for the author's M. A. Degree in History. As documented, he read both primary and secondary sources during his research. Besides the Superfluous Words, Ch'u's earlier biographical writings, i.e., A Journey to the Land of Hunger and Impressions of the Red Capital Seen Through the Mind, others of Ch'u's published writings were also examined. Among the secondary sources, a variety of materials written either in Chinese or in English were used. Needless to say, whenever the Chinese-language materials are cited for presentations, the English translations used in this thesis are basically the work of the author. Because of this publication, an update on information of significant events and related findings are added in 2018.