林則徐致楊以增的信

林則徐和楊以增是清道光後期著名的封疆大吏,林則徐以抗英的"反鴉片戰争"而獲民族英雄的美譽,楊以增則以搜求、保存古籍,創建海源閣而成為晚清四大藏書家之一.     

钱钟书致周采泉书札一通

钱钟书先生腹笥之丰，文笔之美，古今罕匹，其著述中卓荦大者已汇集成册，流布于世。三联版《钱钟书集》，皇皇巨著，凡十种十三册，嘉惠士林，泽被后学，固不待言。然“集”而未“全”，难免为人“求全责备”。如钱先生妙语隽永的书札一概未收，实在让企慕仰止的“钱迷”们感喟遗珠之憾。据说“按照原先的筹划，《钱钟书集》本拟推出书信卷。     

讀《童心論》致范曾先生

尊敬的大師: 大作<童心論>一口氣讀了三遍.您融藝術、文學、哲學於一體,學貫中西;由李贊的<童心說>入筆,談古論今,從老莊到康德、霍金,對"童心'一"人性'一這個古老的論題,從本體論和宇宙論的高度作出新解.敬佩之餘,斗膽談談幾點感想,敬請指教.     

Letter Paper Design of China

Letter paper design in woodblock print is a unique art of ancient China. It evolved into a distinct and elegant art form during the Ming and Qing dynasties when many famous artists and writers ordered letter paper specially designed for themselves. Some was even decorated with special water prints and secret marks. In ancient China, letter paper was not simply used for the purpose of writing but imbued with cultural richness.     

Race. .. and Other Four Letter Words: Eminem and the Cultural Politics of Authenticity

Rap superstar Eminem has become the new poster child for everything that's dangerous about contemporary popular culture. He's crude, juvenile, and foul-mouthed. His lyrics are violent, misogynistic, and homophobic. He's corrupting our youth, poisoning our culture, and laughing about it all the way to the bank. Or so the story goes. This essay argues that much of what underpins the moral panic surrounding Eminem is a set of largely unspoken questions about race, identity, authenticity, and performance. In particular, this paper examines the ways that Eminem's status as a White man who has achieved both critical and commercial success within a predominantly Black cultural idiom serves to challenge dominant social constructions of race in the United States by de- and reconstructing popular understandings of both Whiteness and Blackness.