Excerpt from "Wen Fu" by Lu Ji in Jin Dynasty, the original excerpt:
Or hold your head high and be different. Form can not be ignored, and sound is difficult to tie. The block is isolated and unique, and it is a place with unusual sound. Heart in prison, but no lovers, wandering thoughts, but helpless. Stone as jade shines on mountains, and water is full of pearls and beautiful rivers. Don't be afraid, you will get the glory of Ji Cui.
Translation:
Sometimes individual sentences stand out, like reeds in full bloom and seedlings showing stability. A beautiful sentence is lonely and detached, and it is by no means a good match. It is difficult to find good sentences when you are at a loss, and you are reluctant to give up when you are hesitant. Strange pens, like jade hidden in stones, make mountains shine, like pearls in water, make rivers beautiful. Unclipped shrubs are not beautiful, and attracting kingfishers will also increase beauty.
Extended data
Creative background:
During the two or three years from the first year of Yongning to the second year of Taian, because the kings were particularly unrestrained, they frequently attacked and killed people. During this period, Lu Ji was idle for more than a year, and the time was relatively quiet. His mood was hazy about the world and he created a lot. It was easy to arouse the passion of summing up his creative experience and the times, so he wrote Wen Fu.
Main idea of the article:
Fu believes that the understanding of writing, although we can learn from the experience of predecessors, mainly depends on personal exploration in practice. It is extremely difficult to maintain a high concentration of spiritual concepts, devote oneself wholeheartedly to concepts, and make full use of imagination and association to obtain accurate language. It is extremely difficult to explore the accumulation of the past and seek novel words that fully express emotions.
Then it discusses the intention of creation, explains the pleasure of writing from two aspects of thought and language, discusses the reasons for the diversity of styles, explains the difficulty of creation, and finally discusses the artistic inspiration and the role of articles.
About the author:
Lu Ji (26 1 -303), a famous writer and calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty. Wu Lushi is the grandson of Lu Xun, the prime minister of Sun Wu, and the fourth son Kang. Together with his brother Lu Yun, he is called "Erlu", and together with Gu Rong and Lu Yun, he is also called "Luoyang Sanjun".
Lu Ji's "few wizards, the article is the best in the world", poetry is heavy and painting is heavy, and parallel prose is not bad. Lu Yun and his brother were both famous writers in the Western Jin Dynasty and were known as "Taikang English". The poets in the Western Jin Dynasty, represented by Pan Yue, formed a "Taikang poetic style" and were known as "Pan Jianghai". Lu Ji is also good at calligraphy, and his Ping Fu Tie is the earliest authentic celebrity calligraphy in the Middle Ages.
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