ABSTRACT
Yu Dafu (1896–1945) was born in Fuyang County, Zhejiang Province. At a young age, he read a wide range of classical Chinese literary works and received a traditional education. Then he began to write classical-style poetry and managed to have some of them published. In 1913, he went to Japan for further education along with his elder brother. After his brother returned to China, he remained there for almost ten years. He changed his major several times, first from medical science to law, and then to economics, but he never lost his interest in literature. During his study in Japan, he read a large number of foreign novels in Japanese, English, and German, which helped him acquire fluency in these three languages.
