煩悶青年からその「良師益友」へ --『学生雑誌』における楊賢江--

Abstract

This paper will shed light on the relationship between anguished youth and politics in Republican China by focusing on Yang Xianjiang 楊賢江 and The Students' Magazine (Xuesheng zazhi 學生雜誌), of which he took the lead. Yang, born in Zhejiang province in 1895, had been in anguish due to discord with his wife and his hard life in the noise and bustle of Shanghai. However, he practiced self-discipline to overcome his problems and contributed his experiences to certain magazines, including Xuesheng zazhi . His many articles attracted the attention of the editorial department of Xuesheng zazhi, and Yang has been engaged as the managing editor of the magazine since 1921. Throughout his years at the magazine, he carried out a number of reforms to attract more readers. In particular, in the readers' column, which he expanded significantly, he made an effort to answer various questions posted by concerned readers and succeeded in winning their loyalty. What is especially noteworthy is that Yang's answers attributed the main reasons for such anguish to the repression of capitalism and the intrusion of national powers, consequently appealing to readers to support the Nationalist Revolution. Quite a few readers accepted Yang's formula and would later participate in the Chinese Communist Party. However, some readers were unsatisfied with Yang's answers and advocated the value of art and literature to solve their problems. However, that type of idea was criticized by Yang. From his perspective, anguish would only be eliminated through the process of the Nationalist Revolution.