Guo Moruo (1892-1978) is a famous modern and contemporary poet, playwright, historian and paleographer in my country.
1. Character introduction:
Guo Moruo was born on November 16, 1892 in Tongheshawan, Leshan County, Sichuan Province. He graduated from Kyushu Imperial University in Japan and is a modern writer and historian. writer and one of the founders of new poetry.
In 1914, Guo Moruo studied in Japan and studied medicine at Kyushu Imperial University. In 1921, he published his first collection of new poems, "The Goddess". In 1930, he wrote "Study on Ancient Chinese Society". In 1949, Guo Moruo was elected chairman of the All-China Literature and Art Association.
He once served as Director of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the First Director of the Institute of History, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Committee for Defense of World Peace, Honorary President of the China-Japan Friendship Association, President of the University of Science and Technology of China, and China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He held important positions such as chairman and was elected member of the 9th, 10th and 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and vice chairman of the 2nd, 3rd and 5th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
2. Introduction to the work:
"The Shepherd's Lament" written in the spring of 1918 is his first novel. "The Temptation of Death" written in the early summer of 1918 is his earliest new poem. When the May 4th Movement broke out in 1919, he organized the national salvation group Xiashe in Fukuoka, Japan, devoted himself to the New Culture Movement, and wrote poems such as "Phoenix Nirvana", "Earth, My Mother", and "Coal in the Furnace".
The representative collection of poems "The Goddess" breaks away from the constraints of traditional Chinese poetry, reflects the spirit of the "May 4th" era, and creates a poetic style in the history of Chinese literature. In June 1921, he, Cheng Fangwu, Yu Dafu and others organized the Creation Society and edited the Creation Quarterly. In 1923, he graduated from the Imperial University of Japan and continued to edit "Creation Weekly" and "Creation Day" after returning to Japan.
After 1923, he systematically studied Marxist theory and advocated proletarian literature. In 1926, he participated in the Northern Expedition and served as deputy director of the Political Department of the National Revolutionary Army. From 1924 to 1927, he created the historical dramas "Wang Zhaojun", "Nie Ying" and "Zhuo Wenjun".
Extended information:
Guo Moruo's original name was Guo Kaizhen, his nickname was Shangwu, and he was once famous. A native of Leshan, Sichuan. Went to Japan to study in 1914. After returning to China, he engaged in literary work. During the May 4th Movement, he actively participated in the New Culture Movement. In 1921, he published his first collection of poems, "Goddess", and founded the famous literary group "Creation Society" with Yu Dafu and others.
In 1926, he participated in the Northern Expedition and served as Secretary-General, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the General Political Department of the National Revolutionary Army. In August 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising and joined the Communist Party of China. Since 1928, he has lived in Japan for ten years, mainly engaged in the research of ancient Chinese history, oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions. In 1930, he joined the Chinese Left-wing Writers Alliance.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned from Japan and engaged in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement. He served successively as the president of the "National Salvation Daily", a director of the All-China Literary and Art Circles Anti-Enemy Association, and the director of the Third Department of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government. , Director of the Cultural Working Committee. The historical treatise "The Three Hundred Years of Jiashen" published in 1944 was listed as a rectification study material by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he engaged in the cultural and democratic movement in the areas governed by the Kuomintang. Entered the liberated areas at the end of 1948. In May 1949, he led the Chinese delegation to Prague to attend the World Peace Conference. In July of the same year, he was elected chairman of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles at the National Congress of Literary and Art Workers.
In 1951, he won the Stalin International Gold Medal for "Strengthening International Peace". From October 1949 to 1964, he served as vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Since 1978, he has served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
He is a member of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China; Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth National People's Congress; and the Fourth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Standing committee member.
Source: People's Daily Online - Guo Moruo