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Wen Yiduo (Chinese: 聞一多; pinyin: Wén Yìduō; 24 November 1899 – 15 July 1946) was a Chinese poet and scholar known for his nationalistic poetry. Wen was assassinated by the Kuomintang in 1946.
Wen Yiduo, a literary luminary from the first half of the 20th century, is remembered for his poems, writing and speeches that are exuberant with passion, a spirit of reform, his belief in...
Jul 17, 2024 · Discover the life and legacy of revolutionary poet Wen Yiduo. See how, by retracing his time in America, his great-granddaughter, Wen Ting, is bringing his life and works to light.
Mar 14, 2014 · Wen Yiduo, poet, professor, and staunch critic of the Kuomintang (KMT), was unafraid to speak his mind. Born to a wealthy family in 1899, he came of age during the fall of the Qing dynasty and...
Wen Yiduo (born. 24 November 1899 – 15 July 1946) was a Chinese poet and scholar. Wen was born "Wén Jiāhuá" on 24 November 1899 in Xishui County, Hubei. After receiving a traditional education he went on to continue studying at the Tsinghua University.
Wen Yiduo. Chinese poet. Learn about this topic in these articles: contribution to Chinese literature. In Chinese literature: May Fourth period. Xu Zhimo and the American-educated Wen Yiduo, were creating new forms based on Western models, introducing the beauty of music and colour into their extremely popular lyrical verse. Read More.
Feb 10, 2014 · But Wen Yiduo (1899-1946) was much too complex and heterodox to comfortably wear the martyr’s robe, his works too nuanced and unsettled to be a paragon of any revolution. His poems explore religion and rickshaws, contain the chrysanthemums of Chinese folklore and the mud of contemporary times, and dare readers to challenge ...
Dec 23, 2019 · Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), one of the early leaders of the China Democratic League, was shot dead in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 15, 1946, during the civil war.
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), one of the early leaders of the China Democratic League, was shot dead in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on July 15, 1946, during the civil war.
The noted poet Wen Yiduo in front of the Art Institute of Chicago, about 1922. His experiences as a student at the School of the Art Institute led him to write several important poems about Chicago, including his great Laundryman’s Song:
