Goddess is Guo Moruo's first new poetry collection, and it is also the first new poetry collection with outstanding achievements and great influence in the history of modern literature in China, which established Guo Moruo's outstanding position in the history of modern literature in China and opened up a brand-new era for China's new poetry.
The main ideological content and artistic achievements of Goddess
First of all, it strongly and intensively embodies the poet's democratic ideal of calling for the birth of a new world. Such as "Phoenix Nirvana", full of complete rebellious spirit and eager yearning for a bright new world. The death and rebirth of Phoenix symbolizes the rebirth of China.
The second is to fully express Guo Moruo's lofty self and praise for nature. It creates a wild and uninhibited "self" image, describes nature in large quantities and gives it infinite vitality.
Third, show the spirit of complete destruction and bold innovation. Creative spirit and rebellious spirit are integrated to form a complementary whole.
Fourth, it shows a strange sense of grandeur and dynamic poetic beauty. Rich imagination, magical exaggeration, exciting tone, gorgeous language and strong magnificent colors are full of romantic aesthetic characteristics. You can see the lyrical image of a big ego everywhere, and he has opened up a vast wasteland.
Fifth, he practiced the poet's absolute freedom and absolute freedom, which is consistent with his poetic proposition of letting feelings "naturally show". There is no fixed meter and form, and it completely obeys the poet's natural need to express his feelings. There are poetic drama forms and free verse. The internal rhythm of emotional ebb and flow in most chapters is consistent and harmonious with isolated poems and verses.
The Significance and Contribution of Goddess in the Development History of China's New Poetry
First, it strongly shows the spirit of the May 4th Movement which broke through feudal barriers and swept the old world.
Secondly, the strange and majestic imagination expands the expression field of new poetry and shapes the new self-image of the lyric hero of new poetry.
Thirdly, the lyricism and individuality of poetry have been fully valued and strengthened.
Fourth, the creative form is free and changeable, and a large number of figurative symbols are used, mainly anthropomorphic nature, as well as ancient myths, historical stories and even western allusions. The image selection is ingenious, accurate and novel.
Today's topic
The "great liberation of poetic style" broke the poetic style of five words and seven languages and overthrew the bondage of musical scores. Do whatever you want, no matter what the topic is, no matter what the poem is!
At that time, a new poem with four lines was popular, which was influenced by Japanese short songs, haiku and Tagore's Birds. The earliest short poems were written by Zhu Ziqing and Liu Bannong, and Bing Xin's "Stars and Spring Water" had a great influence in the poetry circle.