Guo Moruo and 20th Century Chinese Culture

Author: China Guo Moruo Research Association
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Guo Moruo (1892—1978): Modern poet, playwright, historian, archaeologist, paleographer, and social activist. His original name was Guo Kaizhen, with "Moruo" as his pen name. Born in Leshan, Sichuan. In the mid-1919–1920 period, he completed the creation of this poetry collection "Shenfu" (Goddesses), becoming the founder of modern Chinese poetry. His major literary works include: Poetry collections such as "Shenfu" (Goddesses), "Xingkong" (Starry Sky), "Pingshi" (Flask), "Qianmao" (Anticipatory Dawn), "Huifu" (Restoration), "Tiaochangji" (The Cicada and the Grasshopper), and "Zhaoshengji" (The War Cry Collection); Prose works such as "Wo de Younian" (My Childhood), "Fan Zheng Qian Hou" (Before and After the Revolution), "Chuang Zao Shi Nian" (Ten Years of Creation), "Bei Fa Tu Ci" (March on the Northern Expedition), and "Fei Gengji" (The Boiling Pot Collection); Plays such as "Three Rebellious Women," "Qu Yuan," "Hu Fu" (The Seal of the State), "Tang Li Zhi Hua" (The Flower of Brotherhood), "Gao Jianli" (Gao Jianli), "Cai Wenji" (Cai Wenji), and "Wu Zetian"; as well as "Selected Poems of Guo Moruo" and translations of Goethe's Faust.