Selected Works of Xu Zhimo. Poetry Volume, Prose Volume

Author: Xu Zhimo Fanzi
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: "Zhimo was both the pioneer and the last of the bourgeois poets in China." (Mao Dun's words) His early works primarily express the pursuit of ideals and love, the pursuit of individual liberation, and dissatisfaction with the dark reality. His later works reflect doubt, confusion, and decay after the collapse of idealism in the face of harsh reality. In terms of art, Xu Zhimo's poetry features well-balanced syllables, harmonious rhythms, and rigorous structures, possessing musical beauty. The language of his poems is simple and accessible. Xu Zhimo's prose is described as "graceful and crisp," incorporating dialects and European-style elements into vernacular Chinese, making it rich in expressiveness. His essays that celebrate nature, where he freely expresses his thoughts, emphasize "genuine and pure ideas," with sincere emotions and elegant, abundant language, often being widely discussed. This book is divided into a poetry volume and an essay volume, accompanied by several photographs and manuscripts of Xu Zhimo.