Taste melancholy

Author: Yang Xuheng
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Since Hector Bertrand pioneered modern prose poetry with "Caspar in the Night" in 1827, this new literary form has journeyed through nearly two centuries. This exquisite prose poem, imbued with a touch of "melancholy," showcases the artistic charm of this unique literary style through a "melancholy" window rich in humanity and philosophical reflection, thereby igniting the vitality of human life and artistic imagination. The book contains over 260 melancholic prose poems by writers from various countries, including Lu Xun, Shen Yinmo, Liu Banong, Zhou Zuoren, Xu Zhimo, Guo Moruo, Bing Xin, Mao Dun, Zhu Ziqing, Hector Bertrand, and Mallarmé.