Yuxiang Poet: Dai Wangshu
Beijing School Writers: In terms of novels, in addition to Shen Congwen, Fei Ming, Xiao Qian, Lu Fen (Shi Tuo), there are also Ling Shuhua, Lin Huiyin and others, and later Wang Zengqi and others.
In terms of prose, the main ones include Fei Ming, He Qifang, Li Guangtian, Shen Congwen, Lu Fen and the rising star Wu Boxiao, etc.
In terms of poetry, the main ones include Bian Zhilin, He Qifang, and Li Guangtian (the three of them are also known as the "Three Hanyuan Poets" because they published "Hanyuan Collection"), as well as Lin Geng, who rose late.
In terms of drama, the weakest ones include Li Jianwu, Lin Huiyin, etc.
In terms of theory, there are not many people, but their influence is not small. The main ones are the famous esthetician Zhu Guangqian and the famous critic Li Jianwu (Liu Xiwei).
We can see from this list that the team of writers of the Beijing School is not large, but it is very neat. First, there are writers with outstanding achievements in each genre, especially in the three categories of novels, prose and poetry. Second, every writer has made achievements in many aspects. Almost all writers of the Beijing School are generalists. Shen Congwen, Fei Ming, and Lu Fen are both famous novelists and write very beautiful prose. He Qifang and Li Guangtian are both famous essayists and their poems are also well-known. Li Jianwu is a famous dramatist and translator, and also writes novels and essays, but his name "Liu Xiwei" seems to be more popular among critics. Although the achievements of Xiao Qian's novels are not high, they are also very unique. At the same time, he is also a well-known journalist. During World War II, he was the only Chinese reporter on the European battlefield. Writing novels by Ling Shuhua (Chen Xiying’s wife) is just her hobby. Her expertise should be cultural studies. She has lectured on modern Chinese literature and Chinese calligraphy and painting (especially literati painting). Lin Huiyin (original name Lin Huiyin, wife of the famous architect Liang Sicheng) is a famous talented woman in the history of modern literature. She graduated from the Department of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA, and also taught in the Department of Architecture of Northeastern University, but her hobbies are painting and sculpture. , also engaged in writing plays, novels, essays and poetry.
Here, it is necessary to emphasize one writer in particular, namely Fei Ming (Feng Wenbing). In the previous junior college studies, people did not know enough about him. When talking about the Yusi Society founded by Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren, they mentioned Feng Wenbing in passing. In the literary dictionaries at that time, only the name "Feng Wenbing" could be found, but no "name wasted". It was really as if the "name" had been "wasted". But in recent years, people have paid more and more attention to his achievements in literary history. They not only regarded him as the "originator of the Beijing School", but also highly praised his achievements in novels, prose and poetry. In the "Introduction to Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature Masterpieces" edited by Qian Liqun, five novels by Fei Ming were selected with some exceptions: "Spinning Paper" and "Lingdang", "The Bridge", "The Biography of Mr. Mo Xuyou" and "After Mr. Mo Xuyou takes the plane" (the last four chapters appear in the form of appendices), Lu Xun only selected two chapters, and also selected two prose chapters. Originally, he was planning to choose his poems. People's attention and rediscovery of Fei Ming are inseparable from people's new understanding of Zhou Zuoren, because Zhou Zuoren liked Fei Ming too much, and Fei Ming admired Zhou Zuoren too much. The two of them really had a "similar affinity". Almost every work by Fei Ming, as long as it is in order, must be written by Zhou Zuoren, and every time Zhou Zuoren makes a move, it must be "I like it", which is exactly the same as the current "celebrity advertisements". But the difference is that Zhou Zuoren did not just praise blindly, but actually did some research. For example, in his article "Huai Fei Ming", he concluded: "The literary and artistic activities of Fei Ming can be roughly divided into several In terms of paragraphs, A is the era of "Jianghu Weekly", whose achievements can be represented by "The Story of Bamboo Forest"; B is the era of "Yu Si", which can be represented by "The Bridge"; C is the era of "Camel Grass", whose achievements are represented by "Mr. Mo Xuyou". " is represented. Ding was in the era of "The World in the World", and his works were mainly short articles such as "Reading the Analects of Confucius". "Wu is in the era of "The Pearl", and we generally think so now, saying "The Analects of Confucius". "Story", "The Bridge" and "The Biography of Mr. Mo Xuyou" are Fei Ming's representative novels.
There is another reason to remind everyone to pay attention to Fei Ming, that is, although Fei Ming is the originator of the Beijing School, the characteristics of his novels are completely the same as those of the Beijing School novels (even the characteristics of the Beijing School novels) There are often contradictions between several characteristics, at least on the surface they appear to be contradictory. I wonder if you have noticed this in your study. The first is about "easy to read and difficult to read". The textbook says on page 114: “‘Beijing School’ novelists have a sense of form and pay attention to the ‘beauty of articles’, and their works are relatively readable.” The "beauty of the article" mentioned here is exactly Zhou Zuoren's praise of Fei Ming's novels (see Zhou Zuoren's "Preface to Zaohe Bridge": "Fei Mingjun's works have unique value in the world of modern Chinese novels, among which The first reason is the beauty of his writing.") But anyone who has read Fei Ming's novels or essays should have the same feeling: that is, his writing is really difficult to read. Of course, we have clearly explained this in the textbook (page 115): "Fei Ming's works are not easy to read. There is always some kind of metaphysical meaning in them, as well as 'rational interest' and 'Zen interest'. Reading Only by slowing down can we slowly appreciate the intentional "astringency" and see how the writer reconciles art and philosophy.
"What Zhou Zuoren admired most about Fei Ming was his "rational interest", "Zen interest" and "astringent taste". Secondly, it is about "peace and irony". The textbook talks about the "calm and restrained classical style" of Beijing-style novels. "Style aesthetic trends", it emphasizes their distance from commercialization and urbanization, their cultural ideals and their emphasis on the poetry of ordinary life. In fact, it mainly emphasizes their "peaceful writing goals." "Fei Ming's "The Story of the Bamboo Forest" is peaceful and full of pastoral style. But when talking about the characteristics of their "relatively mature novel style", they specifically mentioned, "When they use 'native China' When looking at urban life with his own eyes, he often writes satirical novels that criticize the world."
The same is true for Fei Ming's "The Biography of Mr. Mo Xuyou", and the same is true for Shen Congwen's "Eight Horses"