怀才不遇:内地乡绅刘大鹏的生活轨迹

Possessing Unrecognized Talent: The Pathway of the Country Gentleman Liu Dapeng's Whole Life

本文以刘大鹏的《退想斋日记》为中心,将他置身于所处的时代,叙述其五次科考、舌耕二十年、亦农亦商的一生。文章尝试打破“问题意识”的常规,通过历史叙事的方式,勾画清末内地乡绅生活变迁的轨迹。

Liu Dapeng was a country gentleman whose lifetime spanned both the Qing Dynasty and Republican Era. Liu took part in the imperial exam five times and taught at a private school for twenty years. He was a farmer and a businessman for many years in his home town after the abolishment of the imperial exam system. In this study, the author breaks with the convention of “question consciousness', using the method of historical narration to outline the track of the Liu Da-Peng's entire life.