The Art of Writing: Lu Chi's Wen Fu History_Gift_Guide Helen Garner

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The Art of Writing: Lu Chi's Wen Fu History_Gift_Guide Helen GarnerWritten in the third century, this is one of the earliest Chinese works about the use of language, preceded only by the Ta Hsueh (Great Learning) of Confucius. Written by Lu Chi, a soldier poet, the Wen Fu, or The Art of Writing (wen means art; fu is a poetic form), is intended for those who wish to engage the art of letters at its deepest levels. In sixteen sections, The Art of Writing discusses the joys and problems that face both writer and reader