Series of Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Literature: Poems and Prose by Yu Dafu

Author: Yu Dafu
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Yu Dafu's prose is diverse in form, including sketches, letters, travel writings, essays, diary-style pieces, and biographical works. These prose pieces share a unified and distinctly unique artistic style, characterized by a more direct and vividly personal nature than novels. They emit a strong, individual voice, brimming with poetic rhythms that stir the soul. Filled with passionate, rich, and fresh emotions, they candidly express the troubled inner world of a talented intellectual in a turbulent society. This collection includes over 180 poems and 47 prose pieces by Yu Dafu. Most of his poems are classical Chinese verse, with many outstanding works among them. These classical poems are grand and magnificent, with lines that shine like jewels, embodying the charm of traditional Chinese poetry while also reflecting the vibrant modern life of the era. This has earned Yu Dafu a renowned and enviable poetic reputation in modern Chinese literature, a rare phenomenon in the literary history of the 20th century. The collection features works such as "Autumn Stay at Shinagawa Inn," "Early Autumn in a Guest House," "Dreaming of an Old Acquaintance," "Pondering the Ancient Capital of Jinling," and "Viewing Osmanthus Flowers in Hakuju Park on the Double Ninth Festival."