Mr. Liang Shiqiu is a modern and contemporary essayist, scholar, literary critic and translator in China. He was the first authority in China to study Shakespeare, and spent half his life translating The Complete Works of Shakespeare, becoming the first person in China to translate The Complete Works of Shakespeare.
after 4 years old, Mr. Liang Shiqiu devoted more efforts to prose and translation, leaving a large number of prose works. This book "My Lonely Life" contains 54 essays, which are classified into loneliness, heaven and earth, life and art according to their contents. Five parts of life. In the appendix at the end of the book, he also included his articles for his friends. After reading the six parts, you can know a more real Mr. Liang Shiqiu.
if Mr. Liang Shiqiu's most recognized attitude towards life is summed up in one sentence, it is probably the so-called "flowers are half open and wine is slightly drunk" in Caigen Tan. The free life he pursues in his heart is well reflected in the third part of the book-enjoying freedom in life.
In today's life, travel has become an indispensable part. Some people travel around the world with a backpack, and some people brush all over the country with a black card. People who don't like to travel far away will occasionally walk in the parks in the suburbs of the city and enjoy a moment of peace. Of course, when traveling, you will encounter many problems that need to be solved, such as dozens of pounds of luggage, the fatigue of running around by boat and so on.
Mr. Liang Shiqiu thinks that the fun of traveling lies more in escape. After a lot of wind and rain, I feel tired of flying back and feel that "it is good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it is difficult to go out for a while", so that those places that are intolerant can be turned into people who can tolerate for the time being. Travel again when you can't stand it next time, so that you can toss and turn a few times, and your life will be almost the same.
to say that the most indispensable thing in life is food. Food is the most important thing for the people, but perhaps we in China are particularly greedy. Mr. Liang Shiqiu mentioned in his book that
greedy people are never satisfied with food, and they can travel for an hour in the snowstorm in order to eat a mouthful of shredded pears. The explanation of the word has grown two millimeters is probably the best description of this kind of people.
In addition to traveling and gluttony, Mr. Liang Shiqiu also mentioned playing chess, drinking tea, drinking, having a haircut, taking a bath, etc., among which there are many humorous clips worth watching.
as a writer, Mr. Liang Shiqiu also has his own unique views on art. In the book, he mentioned bonsai, calligraphy, painting, poetry and so on, and also put forward his own ideas for books and writing.
He thinks that the quality of an article has nothing to do with the length, the speed of writing and the age of the author. A person's writing, regardless of age, is divided into three stages, from being dry and unsmooth, to being unable to stop writing, and then to knowing to give up what one loves. "You should know whether the broom is worth cherishing", immature ideas, unsafe opinions and unnecessary lengthy descriptions should be deleted drastically. Finally, the article presented is neat and energetic, clear and gesture, simple and powerful. This third stage is the realm of mature writers.
Freedom in life
There is also a description of "old" in the book, which also left a deep impression on me. There is a classic line in Galsmith's famous play "Compromise for Perfection".
Mr. Liang Shiqiu mentioned that old things are lovely because they have content and can arouse people's memories. Although the new clothes look good, they are not the most comfortable. Everyone will have one or two comfortable plain clothes that have been worn for several years. Although the new house is good, it is not the most satisfactory. Without the habits and stories of staying in the old house, the new habits and stories will gradually precipitate through several years.
Although there are many old things that you can miss, life should still face the constantly updated present and future, and you should not indulge in the past, especially not repeat the mistakes of the past. But the most terrible thing is to advocate the old-fashioned, just obsessed with bones; Being new is just a scratch, and as a result, the old and the new can't touch each other.
54 essays record Mr. Liang Shiqiu's 54 different feelings, just like 54 puzzles, which are pieced together to present a complete Mr. Liang Shiqiu. When Mr. Hu Shizhi was teaching writing, he once told Liang Shiqiu that
prose is probably the best embodiment of this idea. Reading prose is like chatting with the author, from personal feelings to small things in life, to art and to life. Reading a complete book is like having a new friend and an old friend, which probably refers to this wonderful feeling.
friends who like prose are worth seeing.
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