There have been many famous literary masters in modern history. Their literary ability is very strong and has been recognized by many people.
Then, as a famous figure in China literature, what is the level of Guo Moruo's poetry creation? The calligraphy teacher once asked for advice, but Ma Weidou said that he was not as good as himself.
Master of literature, what is Guo Moruo's level of writing poetry?
In the field of literature, Guo Moruo has made great achievements and many works, but little known is that he is also the founder of new poetry, and his poetry collection Goddess is regarded as the classic of modern poetry in China.
Speaking of Guo Moruo's poems, many people haven't read them, but Guo Moruo has created many poems in his life, even exceeding the number of literary works.
Guo Moruo's interest in poetry originated from his mother. He once said, "Mother is his real first teacher". After the May 4th Movement, he devoted himself to poetry creation.
The May 4th Movement stimulated Guo Moruo's poetry creation, and the poems included in Goddess were his inner voice. In the process of creation, he expressed all his feelings, and expressed what he saw and heard in the form of poetry to arouse the feelings of readers.
Goddess expresses longing for the new society, shows the beauty of the future society, and criticizes the old society at the same time. This contrast makes this poem more emotional.
In addition to the content, the form of the goddess is also worth discussing. The poems and words in this collection of poems are free, with no fixed restrictions and rules, which is also the difference between this poem and previous poems.
Compared with traditional poems, Guo Moruo's new poems are quite different, giving people a sense of freedom. The decoration of poetry is simple, and there is no beautiful rhetoric, which makes his poetry have a unique charm, as do other types of new poems created by everyone except him.
In addition, Guo Moruo's poems are influenced by many foreign poets, such as Tagore and Goethe, so in his poems, we can find both the traditional poetic style of China and the characteristics of foreign poems.
The creation of the poem Goddess is closely related to Guo Moruo's thought of studying in Japan. He used the creative method of combining Chinese and western styles to make this poem more attractive. He affirmed the value of man in his poems, which has many similarities with western enlightenment thought.
Guo Moruo's poems combine lyricism and individuality well, and give full play to their functions. His bold innovation and breakthrough greatly developed poetry and made people pay more attention to the creation of poetry itself.
1920, Guo Moruo's poem Tiangou was published, with only 29 lines. Many people commented on this poem. Later, Ma Weidou once commented on his poem The Pyramid: "To tell the truth, it is not as good as me".
Fan Ceng, a master of calligraphy and painting, asked him for advice. Why?
It is completely different from Ma Weidou's evaluation. Fan Ceng, a master of calligraphy, once found Guo Moruo to give directions. What is the reason behind it?
Fan Ceng, a native of Nantong, Jiangxi, 1957 came to study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. 1959, Guo Moruo's "Cai Wenji" was staged in major theaters and was very popular. Fan Ceng was one of the fans.
At that time, Fan Ceng was preparing his graduation work. Influenced by this, he decided to create Wen Xi for Han. In order to make this work more perfect, he decided to ask Guo Moruo for advice.
After that, he came to the place where Guo Moruo was. He waits outside every day to get advice. Finally, he waited for Guo Moruo. With the help of the secretary, Guo Moruo saw Fan Ceng's works.
After reading his works, Guo Moruo wrote a poem entitled "Wen Xi Gui Han" in the margin, and got his wish. Since then, 24-year-old Fan Ceng has become famous.
Different angles have different evaluations.
Ma Weidou evaluated Guo Moruo's Pyramid as a child's level. The original text of the "pyramid" is: one person, two people and three people. The tips of the three pyramids are arranged along the Nile. Is it the Nile? One is high, one is low, and the other is lowest.
Ma Weidou thinks that in this poem, Guo Moruo just put many sentences together, which is not creative and too ordinary.
These comments pushed him to the forefront of public opinion. Some people think that Ma Weidou is very direct and dares to evaluate, and people will not criticize Guo Moruo and point out the existing problems just because he is a kind of culture.
But some people think that he is arrogant and doesn't understand the meaning of this poem and the feelings Guo Moruo wants to express.
First of all, everyone has his own perspective and will comment on the problem according to his own perspective. When poetry is created, many people will read it, some feel good, some feel bad, some feel good, some feel nothing, and it is mixed with a lot of personal subjectivity, so such comments can't explain anything.
Secondly, Ma Weidou is a collector. He spent most of his life in contact with cultural relics. Although he is an editor, he can't find many articles, so he can't draw a conclusion about his literary ability.
Finally, Ma Weidou not only commented on Guo Moruo's poems, but also on Lu Xun's poems. He said that he read a lot of Lu Xun's poems and found that his poems were very good, not worse than his novels.
In fact, there are some deviations in comparing the two. Lu Xun's thought in the field of literature is unique, and Guo Moruo's main direction in the field of literature is history. Moreover, they lived in different times and created different works.
Poetry has profound connotations. If we read Li Bai's poems now, we will find different meanings. Similarly, Guo Moruo's poems will be interpreted differently with the development of time.
Works are the reflection of the times, and people of different times will have different ideas when reading them.
Each era will produce its own representative works, affecting a generation. Influenced by the May 4th Movement, Guo Moruo created such an epoch-making work as Goddess, which was very original at that time, and his poems also had a great influence on later poets.
When evaluating a person's works, we should also take into account his background of the times. Only one work can't fully show everything. Only by knowing all about him can we make a more objective evaluation.