Jaroslav Průšek (1906–1980) was a Czech sinologist. He was considered as the founder of the Prague School of Sinology.[1] He trained as an historian, with an interest in the history of ancient Greece, Byzantium and Roman Empire at Charles University. After graduating from Charles University, he went to Germany and Sweden and became the student of Bernard Karlgren. He was sent to China and Japan in the 1930s, where he became friends with many Chinese intellectuals, including Lu Xun.[2] He went back to Czechoslovakia in 1937.[3][4] In 1952, he was appointed head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Charles University.[5]

Jaroslav Průšek
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese普實克
Simplified Chinese普实克
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔshíkè
Wade–GilesP‘u-shih-k‘o

He was a pioneer in a range of topics ranging from Song dynasty vernacular literature and modern Chinese literature. He lived in what Leo Ou-fan Lee called "the era of giants."[6]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Dictionary of Oriental Literature
  • The lyrical and the epic: studies of modern Chinese literature
  • Chinese history and literature: collection of studies
  • Chinese states and the northern barbarians in the period 1400-300 B.C
  • The origins and the authors of the hua-pen
  • Die Literatur des befreiten China und ihre Volkstraditionen
  • Études d'histoire et de littérature chinoises offertes au professeur Jaroslav Průšek
  • My sister China, His memoir about his experiences in China.
  • Three sketches of Chinese literature [7]

Articles

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  • —— (1961). "Basic Problems of the History of Modern Chinese Literature and C. T. Hsia, History of Modern Chinese Fiction". T'oung Pao. 49 (4): 357–404. doi:10.1163/156853262X00129. JSTOR 4527525.

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Notes

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