Tragic Xu Zhimo

Author: Han Shishan
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Guo Moruo, Wen Yiduo, and Xu Zhimo are three names that the Chinese people have long been familiar with. Guo Moruo's "talent," Wen Yiduo's "melancholy," and Xu Zhimo's "emotion" are all well-known to literary enthusiasts. However, comparing and analyzing them would be more meaningful. The "Literary Three Swordsmen" series is a biography of the three swordsmen through comparison and analysis. Born in 1897, Xu Zhimo is the one with the most "romantic life" among the "Literary Three Swordsmen." Passionate, early death, and untapped poetic talent, coupled with mixed opinions about his character, make it indeed difficult to write a biography of Xu Zhimo. Author Han Shishan adheres to the principle of objectivity, describing the poet's life in full detail, including his loyalty to Zhang Youyi, his passion for Lin Huiyin, and, of course, his poetry. Among the three, Xu Zhimo passed away the earliest, leaving behind the most speculation for later generations, and he also left this world at the peak of his creative career. He is also the only one of the three swordsmen who "completely withdraws" in his poetry.