文心雕龙
wén​xīn​diāo​lóng

The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons

  • created sense approved 文心雕龙/文心雕龍 · wén​xīn​diāo​lóng · The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文心雕龙 / 文心雕龍

    wén​xīn​diāo​lóng

    The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons

    China's first comprehensive work of literary theory and criticism, written by Liu Xie during the Liang dynasty. It systematically discusses literary origins, styles, creative processes, and criticism, emphasizing both form and content.

    文 (literal) → 文 · wén · writing 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · mind 雕龙 (literal) → 雕龙/雕龍 · diāo​lóng · highly embellished writing

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