During the May 4th New Culture Movement, many writers and poets began to try to write poems in vernacular Chinese to express their views on society and life. Among them, Ye Shengtao is one of the representatives of these vernacular free poems.
Born in 1894, Ye Shengtao is one of the important figures in modern China literature. He is not only a writer, but also an educator and literary publisher. During the May 4th New Culture Movement, Ye Shengtao actively advocated the writing of vernacular Chinese and free poetry, and used it as a weapon to fiercely attack his brother's old culture and literature.
Ye Shengtao believes that vernacular Chinese is a language closer to the people and can better express people's feelings and thoughts. Therefore, he began to try to write poems in vernacular Chinese, advocating that poetry is like composition, that is, poetry creation is regarded as a practical way to express thoughts and feelings.
Ye Shengtao's early works "Offline" and "Ni Huanzhi" described all kinds of people and things in real life, and showed his deep thinking about social life at that time. In the May 4th New Culture Movement, Ye Shengtao wrote many poems for children in the form of free poems in vernacular Chinese, such as Bai Cier. These poems not only have distinct practical significance and social value, but also reflect Ye Shengtao's deep concern and expectation for children.
The Background and Influence of the May 4th New Culture Movement;
The May 4th Movement was a patriotic movement in Beijing, 19 19, which mainly involved young students, the broad masses, citizens, business people and other sectors. Through demonstrations, petitions, strikes, anti-government violence and other forms, also known as the May 4th Thunder.
The May 4th Movement is a patriotic movement of China students in form, but its influence is far more than that in terms of the whole social background and social development. It not only affects China's ideological culture, political development direction, socio-economic trend and education, but also plays an important role in the establishment and development of China's * * * production party. At the same time, it also has an impact on China society under the leadership of China's * * * production party.
The May 4th Movement promoted the spread of Marxism in China, promoted the combination of Marxism and the workers' movement, prepared ideological and cadre conditions for the establishment of the China * * * production party, and opened up a new road for the development of China's history in the 20th century.
The May 4th Movement made the advanced intellectuals in China have a correct understanding of science and democracy. The most telling thing is that a group of intellectuals, represented by Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu and Chairman Mao, accepted Marxism sincerely before and after the May 4th Movement, thus establishing the belief of fighting for productism.