"Wild Grass" was written in the late period of the May Fourth Movement and is Mr. Lu Xun's only collection of prose poems. Published by Beiyecao
Beijing New Book Company in July 1927. Includes 23 prose poems written between 1924 and 1926, with an inscription at the front of the book. It expresses the author's inner depression and struggle against the real society in the mid-1920s with tortuous and obscure symbols. "Such a Warrior", "In the Pale Bloodstain", "A Sleep" and other chapters express disappointment and resentment towards reality; "Shadow's Farewell", "Dead Fire", "Tombstone Essay" and other chapters depict the feelings towards oneself. The confused state of mind after a profound dissection; "Hope" and "After Death" and other chapters describe the doubts and fears about the future, profoundly showing the author's philosophy of life. The language is strange and magnificent, and the imagery is mysterious and beautiful. (Selected from "Cihai") Similarly, Lu Xun himself once said that all his life's philosophy is in "Weeds". He also warned young readers that it is difficult for them to understand their own thoughts now, but they can learn from some of the articles describing scenes, such as "Autumn Night", "Snow", and "Winter Leaves". This book contains 23 prose poems (including a limerick - "My Broken Love" and a verse drama "The Passenger"), both of which were originally published in "Yu Si" from December 1924 to January 1926. In the weekly magazine, "Inscription" was originally published in the 138th issue of "Yu Si" published on July 2, 1927, and the signature was Lu Xun when it was published. Regarding the article "My Broken Love", the author said in the "Preface to the English Translation": "I wrote "My Broken Love" because it satirized the lovelorn poems that were popular at the time." In "Sanxian Collection", "I and I" In the article "The End of Yusi", he said about this article, "It is just three paragraphs of limericks, titled "My Broken Love". I saw the popularity of lovelorn poems such as "Ah, ah, yo, I'm going to die" at that time. It was a joke to end with "Leave it to her". This poem later added a paragraph and published it in "Yu Si". "Poetry of Sorrow". Regarding the article "Passengers", the author wrote to Xu Guangping shortly after writing this article: "I don't feel at ease when those who are related to me are alive, but I feel at ease when they are dead. This meaning is said in "Passengers" "("Two Places, February 4th") This book was compiled by the author himself in April 1927. In July of the same year, it was first published by Shanghai Beixin Book Company as one of the "Wuhe Series" compiled by the author. The versions published since then are mostly the same as the first edition, except for some differences in individual words and punctuation. "Inscription" was included in the first few printings of this book; it was later removed by the Kuomintang government's censorship agency [Lu Xun sent a letter to Qiu Yuxin on November 23, 1935 and a letter to Xia Chuanjing on February 19, 1936 ", all mentioned this matter], and it was not included again until 1941 when Shanghai Lu Xun Complete Works Publishing House published "Lu Xun's Thirty Years Collection". The cover painting of "Weeds" was painted by Sun Fuxi. The cover of the first edition was inscribed "Mr. Lu Xun", which was later changed to "by Lu Xun" according to Lu Xun's meaning. Lu Xun mentioned this in a letter to Zhang Tingqian on the night of December 9, 1927. When Lu Xun wrote "Wild Grass", it coincided with the ebb of the May 4th Movement. As the author said in the "Auto-Selected Collection" Preface [Collection of Nanqianbei Diao]: "Later, the "New Youth" group dispersed, and some were promoted. Some retreated, some advanced, and I once again experienced that partners in the same battle formation would still change like this." In this case, "when I have small feelings, I write some short articles, to exaggerate, they are prose poems. , and later printed it into a book called "Wild Grass". "When this book was compiled, as recorded at the end of the "Inscription", it was shortly after Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12" Party purge. Regarding the various works in this book, the author wrote a short preface and some explanations for the English translation of this book in 1931, which was collected in "Two Hearts Collection". In a letter to Xiao Jun on October 9, 1934, Lu Xun talked about "Weeds" and said: "My technique of "Weeds" is not bad, but my mood is too depressed, because it was written after I encountered many mistakes. out." In "The Sequel to the Huagai Collection: Maritime Correspondence", he said: "As for "Weeds", it is difficult to say whether it will be done in the future. It may not be done again, so as to save people from misrepresenting their confidants and criticizing their own skin. What is "Enter"? In the heart'."