Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Translators’ Preface xv
4. Introduction: The Making of Modern Chinese Poetry in the Twentieth Century 3
5. Pioneers
6. Introduction 23
7. Hu Shi (1891–1962) 28
8. Liu Dabai (1880–1932) 32
9. Xu Yunuo (1894–1958) 36
10. Lu Xun (1881–1935) 42
11. Guo Moruo (1892–1978) 48
12. Bing Xin (1900–99) 55
13. Liu Yanling (1894–1988) 67
14. Ye Shaojun (1894–1988) 69
15. Zheng Zhenduo (1898–1958) 71
16. Zhu Ziqing (1898–1948) 73
17. Formalists
18. Introduction 83
19. Xu Zhimo (1897–1931) 88
20. Wen Yiduo (1899–1946) 104
21. Zhu Xiang (1904–33) 123
22. Shao Xunmei (1906–68) 126
23. Chen Mengjia (1911–66) 131
24. Shen Congwen (1902–88) 134
25. Fang Lingru (1897–1976) 137
26. Feng Zhi (1905–93) 140
27. Wu Xinghua (1921–66) 149
28. Symbolists
29. Introduction 155
30. Li Jinfa (1900–76) 159
31. Yao Pengzi (1891–1969) 163
32. Lin Huiyin (1904–55) 165
33. Fei Ming (1901–67) 168
34. He Qifang (1912–77) 172
35. Dai Wangshu (1905–50) 187
36. Bian Zhilin (1910–2000) 202
37. Lin Geng (1910–2006) 212
38. Li Guangtian (1906–68) 216
39. Ji Xian (1913–2013) 219
40. Qin Zihao (1911–63) 230
41. “Peasants and Soldiers” Poetry
42. Introduction 237
43. Yin Fu (1909–31) 240
44. Feng Xuefeng (1903–76) 242
45. Tian Jian (1916–85) 247
46. Zang Kejia (1905–2004) 261
47. Ai Qing (1910–96) 273
48. Wang Yaping (1905–83) 306
49. Ding Ling (1904–86) 311
50. Zou Difan (1917–95) 317
51. Wang Tongzhao (1897–1957) 321
52. A Long (1907–67) 324
53. Gao Lan (1909–87) 327
54. Liu Jia (1916–) 333
55. The Nine Leaves Poets
56. Introduction 339
57. Mu Dan (1918–77) 343
58. Du Yunxie (1918–2002) 349
59. Tang Shi (1920–2005) 358
60. Tang Qi (1920–90) 360
61. Hang Yuehe (1917–95) 366
62. Yuan Kejia (1921–2008) 369
63. Chen Jingrong (1917–89) 373
64. Zheng Min (1920–) 398
65. Glossary 413
66. Bibliography 425