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greatest,ifnotthe
greateststerofeseproseinpehhua.illdonotkrue
authorof,andillindoubtastohe
tenare
brothers.
teristifthisattitudetohenovelarethebeginningandendingofthe
redonkfouoryinscribedonahugerock,h
heextraobehindbythelegendarygoddessntiasusing
36,500ropian”
giants.thisrockyfeethighandty
feetohestoryfroheroscriptions,and
catotsaohsiiehshafortenyearsandreviseditfive
tis,dividingitintochapters,andheeaverseonit:
thesepagestellofbabblingnonsense,
astringofsadtearstheynceal.
theyalllaughattheauthorsfolly;
butagicappeal
attheendofthestory,iddeeplyhundraswas
enaonkandthesoul
intelligendityforloveandsufferinghadretuedtotheroii
itthousandsofyearsago,thesataoistnkreappeared.thisnkissaidtohave
piedthestainandonedayhecatotheauthorsstudyandputthe
nuscriptsinhiscare.tsaohstiehreplied,laughingly:”thisisonlybabbling
nonseisgoodforkillingtihafeeraor
plight.ifyouaskhooknoheheroof
thestory,andallthedetails,youaretakingittooseriously.”hearinghe
said,thenkthreanuscriptsdoableandawaylaughing,
tossinghisheadandlingashe:”reallyitntainsonlybabblingnonsense.
boththeauthorhielfandthen,assreaders,donotknow
e,eohefollowingverseon
it:
hestoryissadandtoug,
thensadderisitstooolery.
butedrea
donotsitsbuffoonery.
butthetoooliery,sadandtougasitelygood.beh
literatureinedby
atrueoneyorfa.andbecauseitwas
ostracizedliteratureinrespeles,itescapedthebanalinfluenceofall
givihorneyorfa,the
authorshipofanoveluldendangerascholarspersonalsafety.
atkiangyin,thehoofshihnaiahorofallhers,thereis
stillalegendaboutselfoutoftrouble.inthislegend,
shihedhthegiftofforeknos.hehadtenthisnovel,
a,havingrefusedtoservetheneingdynasty.oneday
theeerorcaateandnoperors
righthandn.liusaanuscriptsofthisnovelonhistable,andregnizing
shihssuperiortalent,liuplottedforhisruin.itehesecurityofthe
nen
”brotherhoodofalln,”includingtherobbers,ntaiherdangerousthoughts.
sooneday,onthisbasis,liupetitioheeerortohaveshihsuohe
capitalfortrial.hee,shihkneanuscriptshadbeen
stolenandrealizedthatiteanhisdeath,soheborroads
frofriendanandaskedthelattertokethevoyage
assloposeda
fantastiperorof
hisinsanity.uhisverofinsanity,shihsavedhisownlife.
thussurreptitiouslythenovelgreingitsglahe
lonelypressively
grohesurfaceofabarrenrock,itgrehoutcultivation,anditgave
asheerinneressucha
floinaquarterofatury,butho
shihatblossoeetobethejustificationforitsexistehasdrais
lifebloodandhavingblossod,theflinofallgoodtales
andallgoodnovels.sodidcervantese,andsodidboio,outofthesheer
delightofoneyhadnothingtodoodetis,where
thereareroyaltiesandpyrightproteoneyispurelyanaount
ofneyadetheindspossible,butasecurelivingnevercreatedanything.
erioneyuldnotproducea
davidpperfield.reatstorytellers,likedefoeandfieldingandsnaian
andtsaohsueh,ebecausetheyhadastorytotellandbecausetheywere
bostorytellers.natureseedtohaveplacedtsaohstiehinafabulously
luxurioushosurroundingandthenblastedthislifeallintonothingness,sothatin
hisoldage,asabankruptscholarandinhisdecrepithut,heuldrecallitalllikean
aer,andhavingrelivedthatdreanhisiginatio
pelledtoputitdo,andliterature.
1theauthorshipofthisnovelisreally
iregardtheredchaerdreasoheasterpiecesits
terdraanity,itsperfeishofstyleanditsstory
entitleittothat.itsorefaliartousthanourliving
friends,andeachspeaksahaswe
callagreatstory:
afabulouslybeautifulily,hfour
dau
...
greateststerofeseproseinpehhua.illdonotkrue
authorof,andillindoubtastohe
tenare
brothers.
teristifthisattitudetohenovelarethebeginningandendingofthe
redonkfouoryinscribedonahugerock,h
heextraobehindbythelegendarygoddessntiasusing
36,500ropian”
giants.thisrockyfeethighandty
feetohestoryfroheroscriptions,and
catotsaohsiiehshafortenyearsandreviseditfive
tis,dividingitintochapters,andheeaverseonit:
thesepagestellofbabblingnonsense,
astringofsadtearstheynceal.
theyalllaughattheauthorsfolly;
butagicappeal
attheendofthestory,iddeeplyhundraswas
enaonkandthesoul
intelligendityforloveandsufferinghadretuedtotheroii
itthousandsofyearsago,thesataoistnkreappeared.thisnkissaidtohave
piedthestainandonedayhecatotheauthorsstudyandputthe
nuscriptsinhiscare.tsaohstiehreplied,laughingly:”thisisonlybabbling
nonseisgoodforkillingtihafeeraor
plight.ifyouaskhooknoheheroof
thestory,andallthedetails,youaretakingittooseriously.”hearinghe
said,thenkthreanuscriptsdoableandawaylaughing,
tossinghisheadandlingashe:”reallyitntainsonlybabblingnonsense.
boththeauthorhielfandthen,assreaders,donotknow
e,eohefollowingverseon
it:
hestoryissadandtoug,
thensadderisitstooolery.
butedrea
donotsitsbuffoonery.
butthetoooliery,sadandtougasitelygood.beh
literatureinedby
atrueoneyorfa.andbecauseitwas
ostracizedliteratureinrespeles,itescapedthebanalinfluenceofall
givihorneyorfa,the
authorshipofanoveluldendangerascholarspersonalsafety.
atkiangyin,thehoofshihnaiahorofallhers,thereis
stillalegendaboutselfoutoftrouble.inthislegend,
shihedhthegiftofforeknos.hehadtenthisnovel,
a,havingrefusedtoservetheneingdynasty.oneday
theeerorcaateandnoperors
righthandn.liusaanuscriptsofthisnovelonhistable,andregnizing
shihssuperiortalent,liuplottedforhisruin.itehesecurityofthe
nen
”brotherhoodofalln,”includingtherobbers,ntaiherdangerousthoughts.
sooneday,onthisbasis,liupetitioheeerortohaveshihsuohe
capitalfortrial.hee,shihkneanuscriptshadbeen
stolenandrealizedthatiteanhisdeath,soheborroads
frofriendanandaskedthelattertokethevoyage
assloposeda
fantastiperorof
hisinsanity.uhisverofinsanity,shihsavedhisownlife.
thussurreptitiouslythenovelgreingitsglahe
lonelypressively
grohesurfaceofabarrenrock,itgrehoutcultivation,anditgave
asheerinneressucha
floinaquarterofatury,butho
shihatblossoeetobethejustificationforitsexistehasdrais
lifebloodandhavingblossod,theflinofallgoodtales
andallgoodnovels.sodidcervantese,andsodidboio,outofthesheer
delightofoneyhadnothingtodoodetis,where
thereareroyaltiesandpyrightproteoneyispurelyanaount
ofneyadetheindspossible,butasecurelivingnevercreatedanything.
erioneyuldnotproducea
davidpperfield.reatstorytellers,likedefoeandfieldingandsnaian
andtsaohsueh,ebecausetheyhadastorytotellandbecausetheywere
bostorytellers.natureseedtohaveplacedtsaohstiehinafabulously
luxurioushosurroundingandthenblastedthislifeallintonothingness,sothatin
hisoldage,asabankruptscholarandinhisdecrepithut,heuldrecallitalllikean
aer,andhavingrelivedthatdreanhisiginatio
pelledtoputitdo,andliterature.
1theauthorshipofthisnovelisreally
iregardtheredchaerdreasoheasterpiecesits
terdraanity,itsperfeishofstyleanditsstory
entitleittothat.itsorefaliartousthanourliving
friends,andeachspeaksahaswe
callagreatstory:
afabulouslybeautifulily,hfour
dau
...