Greenman, Wu Zixu: Classic Collection

Author: Feng Zhi
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Feng Zhi's poetry is characterized by its subtle and profound emotions, displaying ingenuity amidst simplicity, and was praised by Lu Xun as "China's most outstanding lyrical poet." His lyrical and narrative poems on love themes often create beautiful imagery and sentiments amidst dramatic twists, with delicate, sincere, and moving emotions. 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 soothing. The stanza forms maintain a sense of naturalness 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 cannot be dispelled, it all originates from his own life, marked by unique imagination. Feng Zhi's writing style, which combines long-term accumulation with sudden bursts, has its ups and downs, with peaks and troughs, naturally dividing his poetry into four periods: the Yesterday's Song 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 threads of his literary works.