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Zeng Pu (; 1872-1935〔Idema, p. (387 ).〕) was a Chinese novelist. Zeng Pu published a scholarly work on the later Han Dynasty in 1895. He later enrolled in the College of Foreign Languages in Beijing to learn the French language. Zeng Pu returned to Jiangsu in 1898 and built a school. In 1903 he began a business in Shanghai. The business failed. He returned to his focus in literature.〔McDougall and Louie, p. (90 ). "This was also the year when China was defeated in the War against Japan, an event which had a tremendous effect on Zeng Pu. Moving away from classical learning, he enrolled in the College of Foreign Languages in Beijing to learn French"〕 Zeng Pu was a Francophile.〔 ==Writing style== The language in Zeng Pu's novels borrowed illusions and images from classical Chinese literature and Zeng Pu used symbolism in his novels. Therefore, his works appealed to readers who had a classical education and were considered sophisticated in their society.〔Doleželová-Velingerová, p. (724 ).〕 Zeng Pu knew the French language. Dewei Wang, author of ''Fin-de-siècle Splendor: Repressed Modernities of Late Qing Fiction'', 1849-1911, wrote that Zeng Pu was "probably" the sole late Qing novelist who knew a foreign language.〔Wang, Dewei, p. (103 ).〕 David Wang explained that since Zeng Pu knew French he had "direct access to European literature without the mediation of distorted translations."〔 The First Sino-Japanese War had a large effect on Zeng Pu.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zeng Pu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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