Selected Classics of Xu Zhimo: Farewell to Constance, A Night in

Author: Xu Zhimo
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: From the perspective of the development of modern Chinese poetic art, Xu Zhimo's poetry has had a positive influence. His poems are rich in artistic form but maintain coherence; the language is fresh and concise, incorporating colloquial expressions yet remaining elegant; they possess strong musicality without being confined to rhymes, instead pursuing an intrinsic sense of rhythm and melodic beauty. His poetry is harmonious in rhyme, light in tone, and full of aesthetic charm. The emotions, imagery, and atmosphere blend seamlessly, enhancing its artistic appeal. He writes prose as if he were writing poetry, with poetry and prose complementing each other. His prose is essentially a poeticized form, where he skillfully transforms philosophical ideas into poetic expressions and embeds poetic sensibility within philosophy, with the soul of poetry tightly wrapped within the shell of prose. Additionally, Xu Zhimo also wrote some novels, though in limited quantity, they were innovative, combining the characteristics of prose with the influence of Western modernist fiction. This book carefully compiles some of his outstanding works to delight the readers.