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Early Symbolic Poetry School in China

The early symbolic poetry school represented by Li Jinfa appeared in the mid-1920s, and his works mainly appeared in the four years from 1925 to 1928. The creative theory and practice of Chinese Symbolism Poetry are influenced by French Symbolism poetry. They focus on the artistic expression of the self, abandon objectivity in favor of subjectivity, and pursue the unique connection of concepts. Through polysemous but powerful Powerful symbols to suggest ideas.

Symbolism began as a poetry movement in France in the second half of the 19th century. The earliest work of Symbolism is Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil" poems. Later, poets such as Verlaine, Mallarmé, and Han Bo published more symbolist poems. In 1886, the "Symbolist Manifesto" was published in "Le Figaro". From then on, symbolism became mature as a genre. The creative theory and practice of symbolism began to have an impact on the modern Chinese poetry movement that had entered vernacular poetry in the 1920s. In 1925, Li Jinfa published China's earliest symbolist work "Mild Rain". In the following four years, , he published more works of symbolist poetry. In addition, New Moon School poets Yu Gengyu, Shao Xunmei, Pengzi, and Creation Society's Mu Mutian, Feng Naichao, and Wang Duqing also published symbolist poetry.

Early Chinese symbolism used symbolic writing techniques to emphasize the intentional suggestive function and mystery of poetry, and to understand oneself in the irrational spiritual world. This creative principle of symbolism had an important influence on the subsequent formation of early modernist poetry in China.

Representative poet:

Li Jinfa/shiku/xs/lijinfa.htm

Mu Mutian/shiku/xs/mumutian.htm

Feng Naichao/shiku/xs/fengnaichao.htm

Yu Gengyu/shiku/xs/yugengyu.htm