Verisimilitude and Fidelity in the History of the New Culture Movement
Influenced and constrained by both the imported and emergent concepts within the disciplinary frame-work,historical research and its narratives often equate understanding with facts,even regarding them as pre-supposed premises,in pursuit of internal coherence between historical events and logical constructs.However,such narratives fail to withstand the scrutiny of comprehensive textual analysis grounded in spatiotemporal con-text and cohesive continuity.Despite their verisimilitude,they fall short of fidelity,rendering what appears lifelike as distorted falsities,thereby more susceptible to confounding truth with falsehood.Distinguishing be-tween the pre-May Fourth New Thought Movement,the May Fourth Movement,and the subsequent New Cul-ture Movement,and integrating the history of the New Culture Movement with historical events,prevents con-flating historical understanding with historical facts.Only by doing so can the full picture of the New Culture Movement be presented accurately,allowing for the determination of its historical significance and impact.
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