Liu Xie’s noun explanation of the theory of wind and bone is as follows:
Wind refers to emotions, while bone refers to a powerful momentum formed by the combination of substantial meaning, coherent organization and refined diction. and logical power. The essence of Liu Xie's theory of character and character is to emphasize the equal importance of character and diction, and advocate a strong and powerful writing style of "civilized with strong character" and "clear character with strong character". Its purpose was to oppose Qi Liang's unrestrained writing style.
The theory of character and bone is not only a theoretical summary and summary of the characteristics of Jian'an literature, but also has a profound impact on the literary theory of later generations. Chen Ziang's theory of character and character: it absorbed the achievements of the Six Dynasties in poetry rhythm, and therefore reflected the characteristics of the theory of "character and character" in the Tang Dynasty. It directly inspired Yin Fan's proposal of the theory that "the pronunciation, rhythm, character, and character of poetry in the prosperous Tang Dynasty are both balanced." .
Chen Ziang’s theory of character inherits the theory of character from his predecessors. The connotation of his style, according to his criticism of the style of Qi Liang's poems in the Han and Wei dynasties and Mo Chuan of the Jin and Song Dynasties in "Preface to the Xiuzhu Chapter", should refer to Jian'an style. That is to say, it refers to an artistic style with clear and hearty thoughts and feelings and essential and vigorous language expression, and has the characteristics of clear and solemn style.
That is to say, it has a strong artistic appeal and shocking power with "a high-spirited spirit, a sudden and frustrated tone, a bright and elegant temperament, and the sound of metal and stone". Chen Ziang's "Dengyouzhou Taige" can be said to be a work of this style.
Translation of the Theory of Character and Gum
He believes that poetry creation should be "driven by the power of wind and moistened by the power of elixir", which means that the character of character should be the main one, supplemented by diction, and character and character should be supplemented by diction. Pay equal attention to diction. When Zhong Rong discussed the development of five-character poetry before Qi and Liang Dynasties, he took Jian'an literature as the highest model, and the characteristic of Jian'an literature creation was the force of wind.
Zhong Rong particularly praised Cao Zhi's poetry creation and regarded him as the most outstanding representative of five-character poems before Qi and Liang Dynasties. He said: "Chen Sizhi is also about articles. For example, human relations have Zhou and Kong, scales and feathers have dragons and phoenixes, and music has As for the piano and the sheng, the female worker also has the fur.”
And when he commented on Cao Zhi’s poems as having “extraordinarily high bones and splendid lyrics,” it was precisely from the two aspects of wind power and elixir color. He commented on Liu Zhen's poems, which are full of energy and strangeness, and are full of excitement and excitement. True bones and frost, high morals and customs. But the anger outweighs the writing, and the engraving and polishing are less hateful.