刘半农(1890—1934)既是一位新体诗歌的开拓者,又是一位现代语文学早期的著名学者。蔡元培在痛悼刘氏英年早逝的时侯,曾这样给予评价:“科学家习惯于机械的实验,数学的统计,虽有时亦为大胆的假设,而精神终是收敛的。文学家习惯于高尚的理想,淑诡的寓言,虽有时亦为严格的写实,而精神终是放任的。两种长技,不易并存。培根以 Liu Bannong (1890-1934) is both a pioneer of new style poetry and a famous scholar in the early days of modern Chinese literature. Cai Yuanpei mourned Liu’s death at a time when, once gave the evaluation: ”scientists are accustomed to mechanical experiments, mathematical statistics, although sometimes also bold assumption, and the spirit is finally convergent. Noble ideals, sly allegorical, although sometimes strictly realistic, but the spirit is always laissez-faire .Two kinds of long skills, not easy to coexist.Bacon to