“To destroy the book and get its spirit, you don’t use the dross wholeheartedly.” This sentence means: after reading the book to the core, absorb the essence, not to swallow it whole, but to adopt it. of dross.

Source: From "Suiyuan Poetry", a work on poetic aesthetics and poetry theory written by Yuan Mei in the Qing Dynasty, from diction and rhythm to various expression techniques and techniques such as metaphor, sustenance, nature, emptiness, and twists. Artistic style, as well as poetry revision, poetry appreciation, poetry compilation and selection, and even poetry writing, all aspects related to poetry can be said to be all-encompassing.

Extended information:

The essence of "Suiyuan Poetry Talk" lies in "words", but the foundation lies in "poems". Therefore, the book contains a large number of works that confirm the theory of poetry, regardless of the The era, genre, regardless of the author's identity or gender, there are many who can be praised especially for the ladies. This book also contains many records of poetry anecdotes, poetry skills, and anecdotes of poets. Although it is not without vulgarity, it shows an aspect of Qianlong's cultural situation.

The theory of human nature advocated in this book is unique and unique in addition to Wang Shizhen’s charm theory, Shen Deqian’s style theory, and Weng Fanggang’s texture theory in the Kangxi and Qianlong poetry circles. , and assembled the Xingling Poetry School, which made important contributions to anti-imitation of antiquity, anti-evaluation of poetry, and return of poetry to the track of expressing true temperament. This book has received mixed reviews for a long time.

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