Green · Wu Zixu

Author: Feng Zhi
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Feng Zhi's poetry is subtle and profound, revealing extraordinary ingenuity amidst simplicity, and was praised by Lu Xun as "one of China's most outstanding lyrical poets." His lyrical and narrative poems on love themes often create beautiful imagery and emotions amidst dramatic twists, with delicate, sincere, and moving expressions. Many of his poems carry a tragic hue, shrouded in a faint sorrow that lingers in the heart, stirring deep emotions and leaving a lingering impression. In terms of language, his word choices and rhymes are meticulous, with a melodic rhythm that is gentle and flowing. The stanza forms maintain a sense of natural elegance within a structured framework. This book collects dozens of his representative works, including his well-known masterpieces such as The Snake, The Green-Clothed Man, and Wu Zixu.
Feng Zhi's poetic inspiration stems from reflections on life. Whether it is a real-world scene, a tangled emotion, or a philosophical thought that lingers, his verses are born from his own life experiences, marked by unique imagination. His writing style, which combines long-term accumulation with sudden bursts, has (ups and downs) and (highs and lows), naturally dividing his poetry into four periods: the Yesterday's Songs period in the early 1920s, the Northbound and Others period in the mid-to-late 1920s, the Sonnets period in the early 1940s, and the new period dominated by the 1980s. This book arranges his poems in accordance with these periods, thereby revealing the essence and thread of his literary works.