Literally, if you don't read a book for a day, you will feel that life is boring and there is nothing to do.
The extended meaning is that books are the foundation of everything.
Source: "A day without books, everything is barren" comes from the author Chen Shou's experience and summary of reading, emphasizing the importance of reading, which probably means that as long as you don't study for a day, you are not in the mood to do other things.
Later, it was quoted by Xu Li, a scholar in Ming Dynasty, in Ji 'an Old Man.
"People can go without food for a day, but they can't go without books for a day. A day without books makes everything barren. "
Interpretation: People can skip meals for a day, but they can't skip reading for a day. If they don't study for a day, they will feel bored and have nothing to do.
Extended data
First, "Jiean Old Man"
The Old Man in Ju 'an is a valuable note of Ming Dynasty, but the academic research on it is not comprehensive enough. There is no paper to study the book specifically and systematically, and even few papers to study the old man in Ju 'an, which greatly affects its philological value.
The book "The Old Man in Ji 'an" went through Zheng De, Jiajing, Qin Long and Wanli Dynasties, and was written by Xu Li with notes and essays. Therefore, the book spans a long time, and to some extent, we can see the small changes between the four dynasties.
Its historical materials are very rich, including a large number of predecessors' records, files and daily experience.
Therefore, this book covers a wide range, including laws and regulations, social customs, disasters and a large number of literati anecdotes and pen and ink in the late Ming Dynasty, which can supplement the shortcomings of history and poetry collections; In addition, Jie 'an's Essay also has certain textual research value and documentary evidence value. In a word, this note has rich literature value.
Second, the history of the Three Kingdoms
The History of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou, like the first three histories, is also a private history book.
After Fan Qi's death, Shang said in the above table: "Chen Shou wrote The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, in which there are many exhortations, which are conducive to weathering. Although the elegance is not the same, the quality is straight and I am willing to record it. "
It can be seen that after the book "The History of the Three Kingdoms" was completed, it was well received and praised by people at that time. Chen Shou's narrative is short, the three books are rarely repeated, and the notes are informative.
He is also very cautious in the selection of materials, which is valued by historians of past dynasties. Historians regard Historical Records, History of Han Dynasty, History of Later Han Dynasty and History of the Three Kingdoms as the first four histories, and regard them as biographical historical masterpieces.
Resources Baidu Encyclopedia History of the Three Kingdoms
Essays on the elderly in Jiean, Baidu Encyclopedia