Creation background
1, this poem was written in 1928, 1 65438+1October 6, first published in 1928, 10, new moon, volume1. Cambridge, the seat of the famous Cambridge University in Britain. 1June 920 to1October 1922, the poet studied here. The Cambridge period was a turning point in Xu Zhimo's life.
2. The poet once wrote from Chen Dao in "Introduction to the Tiger": Before the age of 24, his interest in poetry was far less than that in the theory of relativity or civil contract. It was the river in He Kang that opened the poet's heart and awakened the poet's long-term fate. So he later said with deep affection, "Cambridge taught me to broaden my horizons. My thirst for knowledge was aroused by Cambridge, and my self-awareness was given to me by Cambridge."
3. 1928, the poet revisited his old place. 165438+1On October 6th, he wrote this masterpiece handed down from ancient times on his way home from Nanhai, China. This poem was first published in February 18, 928 in New Moon 1 VolumeNo. 10, and later included in Tiger Collection. It can be said that "Cambridge plot" runs through Xu Zhimo's poems all his life, and Farewell to Cambridge is undoubtedly the most famous one.