施北沧与南通新文化运动

Shi Beicang and Nantong New Culture Movement

南通人施北沧早年在张謇创办的通州师范学校学习,学成毕业后在海门任教,此间不断接触新思想。后他回到南通,进入张謇创办的伶工学社任教,并广泛参与南通的文化、教育活动。1919年五四运动前后,随着新文化运动在各地的迅猛发展,施北沧受《新青年》影响,不仅赞成胡适等新文化运动的先驱所倡导的文学革命、新诗革命及戏剧改良等主张,而且积极在南通改版后的刊物《公园日报》上撰写文章,大力倡导白话新文学、新文艺创作,在南通新文化运动中发挥了重要作用。

Shi Beicang,a native of Nantong,studied in Tongzhou Normal School founded by Zhang Jian in his early years.After graduation,he served as a teacher in Haimen,where he was constantly exposed to new ideas.Later,he returned to Nantong working as a teacher at Linggong Xueshe founded by Zhang Jian,and extensively participated in Nantong’s cultural and educational activities.Around the May Fourth Movement in 1919,with the rapid development of the New Culture Movement in various places,Shi Beicang,influenced by LA JEUNESSE,not only supported the literary revolution,new poetry revolution and drama improvement advocated by the pioneers of the new culture movement such as Hu Shi,but also actively published articles in Park Daily,a revised periodical in Nantong,vigorously advocating the creation of new vernacular literature and new literature,which played an important role in Nantong new culture movement.