First, the source: "Wen Xin Diao Long"

Second, translation:

The power of a person's argument can be more weighty than the treasure Jiuding. Only a three-inch tongue can beat a million soldiers.

Third, related figures: Ping Yuanjun, Mao Sui

Four. About the author:

Liu Xie (about 465-520), whose name was Yanhe, was a literary theorist and critic in the history of China, who lived in Nanliang during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Han nationality, Jingkou (now Zhenjiang), Dashenzhuang (now Liu Zhuang, Shen Da), Dongguan Town, Juxian County, Shandong Province. He used to be a county magistrate, an infantry captain and a palace official, and he was quite famous.

Liu Xie is a literary theorist, literary critic and Han nationality in the history of China. He used to be a county magistrate, an infantry captain, and an official in the East Palace, and he was quite famous. In his later years, he founded (North) Ding Lin Temple in Fulaishan, Juxian County, Rizhao City, Shandong Province. Although Liu Xie holds a variety of official positions, his name is not disclosed by the government, but recorded in the literature. The novel Wen Xin Diao Long established his position in the history of China's literary criticism.

Introduction of verbs (abbreviation of verb)

Wen Xin Diao Long is a literary theory monograph written by Liu Xie, a literary theorist of the Southern Dynasties in China, with a systematic theory, rigorous structure and detailed discussion. The book was written in 50 1 ~ 502 (Yuan Di, Zhongxing, the second year of Southern Qi Dynasty). It is the first literary theory monograph in the history of China's literary theory criticism (Zhang Xuecheng's Poems on Literature and History). The name of Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long comes from Huang's Qin. His explanation of the preface is: "A man with a literary mind speaks with the intention of writing. Previously (Yuan Huan) wrote that Wang Sun was smart and beautiful, so he used it wisely. "

The book is 10 volume with 50 articles (originally divided into upper and lower parts with 25 articles each). It is based on Confucius' aesthetic thought and absorbs Taoist thought. It is believed that Taoism is the origin of literature, saints are the model for scholars to learn, and "Confucian classics" are the model for articles. The formation of a writer's creative personality can be summarized in four aspects: talent, spirit, knowledge and learning. "Wen Xin Diao Long" also systematically discusses the relationship between the form and content of literature, inheritance and innovation, and emphasizes the basic characteristics of the concrete image of artistic thinking activities in the process of exploring and studying the concept of literary creation, and initially puts forward the problem of image thinking in artistic creation; I have a more conscious understanding of the artistic essence and characteristics of literature, which has created a precedent for studying literary thinking with images. This paper comprehensively summarizes the aesthetic achievements before Qi and Liang Dynasties, and makes a detailed exploration and discussion on the aesthetic essence of language and literature and the aesthetic law of creation and appreciation.