Abstract
Chen Zi-Ang (courtesy name Bo-Yu, 659–700 CE) was a medieval Chinese poet, author, scholar, twice-prisoner and martyr. It has been a devotion of the Daoist and the Chinese folk religions to venerate him as the Holy Land Patron of the Shu Area (Sichuan) and his hometown, Shehong. Chen reverently practiced the cultural-spiritual lineage of Confucianism and was a devout follower of the Daoist religion. He also manifested the Chinese cultural-spiritual archetype of the warrior. Earning his doctorate in 684 CE, he served minor court official roles. Chen was not only tender, elegant, delicate and vulnerable, but also firm and fierce, possessing a spicy defiance. For a long term, he spread his social, political, judicial and religious creeds that differed from many. Falsely accused of having a political connection with “foul rebels,” with his illness and infirmities he was imprisoned for well over a year; he bore detention brutalities first-hand. Several years later while severely ill, the effects of persecution led to him being carried into several malicious interrogations and getting arrested again, resulting in him being “harmed to death” (Du Fu) in prison. His wife Madam Gao, an intellectual noblewoman, appeared to have passed away shortly after him, which seemed to have strong correlations with Chen’s martyrdom. This book has Chen Zi-Ang as its original author and Rivolia Chen Xiao-Yu as its translator, editor and commentator. The book’s quality requirement, standards and methodologies are deeply influenced by these heritages: Joan of Arc studies, memorials and cultural-spiritual manifestations in France and America; American psychology; American English studies. 陳子昂（字伯玉，公元659年－700年）乃中世華夏（又稱中古中國）詩人、文人、學者、兩度入獄者、烈士。道教信仰與民間信仰之一，尊奉陳子昂為射洪土神與蜀土神。陳子昂奉儒學、虔信道教、演繹俠義。公元684年，陳子昂進士及第，為低階廷臣。陳子昂既柔雅嬌弱，又剛烈潑辣。陳子昂在社會、政治、司法、宗教方面，長期宣傳與眾不同信條。因受不實指控：與「逆黨」在政治上有染，陳子昂以病弱之軀，入獄年餘、親歷羈押期間暴虐。數年後，陳子昂病重期間，因再受迫害，數遭抬走惡意審問，再度被捕，在獄「遇害」（杜甫語）。不久，貴族女士、陳子昂妻高氏，像亦隨之而去，其身故之因，看來與陳子昂殉道，有重大關聯。本書由陳子昂撰，由陳瀟玉編譯評論。在質量要求、標準、方法上，本書深受這些源流影響：法國、美國貞德研究、紀念、精神傳承；美國心理學；美國英文研究。</span></p>