"Mastery is refinement, perseverance is solidity" —— Appreciation of Lin Yutang's Taste of Autumn

Lin Yutang actually used an article to compare autumn in his famous work "Situation and Taste of Autumn", which really made people feel open-minded. His essay said: "Or if the literati have got rid of the amazing style of writing, become more and more proficient and firm, their words will be meaningful to read." In this way, it is most appropriate to refer to this writing about autumn with "mastery and perseverance".

Lin Yutang (1895- 1976) was born in Longxi, Fujian. Formerly known as Lehe, later changed to Yutang, later changed to Yutang. 19 12 He entered Shanghai St. John's University and taught in Tsinghua University after graduation. 1965438+went to the literature department of Harvard University in the autumn of 2009. 1922 received a master of arts degree. In the same year, he transferred to Leipzig University in Germany to study linguistics. From 65438 to 0923, he returned to China as Professor Peking University, Dean of Beijing Women's Normal University and Head of the English Department. 1924, he is one of the main authors of Yu Si. 1932 edited by the Analects of Confucius. 1934 founded "Human World", 1935 founded "Cosmic Wind", advocating "self-centered, leisure-oriented" prose. After 1935, he wrote cultural works and novels in English in the United States, such as My Country and My People, Clouds in Beijing and Trembling Wind. 1967 was employed as a research professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1975 was elected as the vice president of International PEN. 1976 died in Hong Kong.

Lin Yutang is an immortal master of art in the history of modern literature in China and the first person to use the word "humor" in the history of modern literature in China. His prose essays are "extensive, true, humorous and leisurely" and have a unique style, which can be said to be a reading feast in the history of modern literature.

At first, he just regarded "humor" as a language style. Later, he understood "humor" as "a state of mind, then an opinion, a view of life". Lin Yutang's so-called "humor" is not a rude joke, but a wise humor, which is dignified and free and easy.

Lin Yutang's prose often looks at the world with a detached and carefree attitude, and praises or criticizes it with plain words, thus forming a harmonious "leisure style", such as "private talk". The language of Lin Yutang's prose is eclectic and versatile. He advocates that literary language can be integrated with classical Chinese, vernacular Chinese, loanwords and dialects, thus forming a special language called "vernacular Chinese".

The Taste of Autumn is a masterpiece about autumn. The same autumn colors in autumn scenery fall into the eyes of different people, and there will always be thousands of people. Some people read the chill, some people heard the wail, some people saw the withering, and some people realized the replacement. In Lin Yutang's eyes, he saw two other words: maturity. The writer with a cigar seems to be enjoying the autumn scenery leisurely, but when he opens this autumn map, he comments on the artistic conception of autumn, the state of life and the competition of soul.

Most of what the author captures is trivial things around him, which seems to be "trivial things" that more authors despise, but it has become the content that the author is willing to express. The article is associated with smoking in autumn, ancient and skillful dictionaries, signboards and desks, and different charms of women in different periods. It is these trivial things that are written by the author, which are half elegant and half vulgar, harmonious and reasonable, and can be described as unique.

The autumn written by many famous artists is mostly sad, sad, bleak and cold, but the autumn written by Lin Yutang has a unique and far-reaching taste. Autumn is a season of abundance, maturity and harvest, but Lin Yutang did not pay too much attention to the richness and beauty of autumn, but wrote a meaning of endless details and a boundless atmosphere with a pleasant attitude. Holding a cigarette in his hand, alone in the evening, in a quiet and pleasant atmosphere, Lin Yutang's thoughts are like white misty smoke, drifting leisurely, like a wild horse without a reins, and the warmth of autumn ripples freely in his heart, while Qiu Cheng becomes the red ash on the cigarette, representing the mature connotation and ancient color, and like a cup of mellow old wine, with mellow and pure aroma. Autumn is compared to cigars, opium, a rotten dictionary that has been used for 20 years, a desk that has been used for half a century, an old signboard, and even Xu Yin's accent when a black clay pot is simmering pork in the oven.

"Autumn does have another meaning. There is no sun be the spirit in spring, and there is no heat in summer, which is not like the whole winter. What I like is the magnificent weather in Lin Qiu. " The word "indeed" here means "indeed" rather than "indeed", and the sense of language here is one of them, which expresses a good impression of "Lin Qiu's ancient and magnificent weather" very heavily.

In this mature autumn, the author also specifically pointed out, "Maybe I don't love late autumn, but early autumn. At that time, the air was beginning to disappear. The moon was full, the crab was fat and the osmanthus was bright, and it was not in a bleak state. This is the most enjoyable. " With breath, the moon, crabs and flowers, the meaning of enjoying music in autumn is also written.

In this way, the article writes the appreciation and love of mature autumn from far and near, from real to virtual. At the same time, in ancient times, he asked Zhuangzi to be an ancient bosom friend. In modern times, he thinks Duncan is an insider. One is ancient and the other is exotic. Here, Lin Yutang skillfully points out the desolation and emotion that "harmony with the victim is not the same kind of person", and further expresses that "autumn scenery is more gorgeous and magnificent, while autumn happiness is ten thousand times more magnificent, amazing and beautiful"-how different this feeling is from people all over the world! "It's only autumn, and everything has become a success" just shows Lin Yutang's open-minded outlook on life.

The language rhythm of the article is beautiful and soothing, cheerful and quiet, and the expression is also a self-contained chat. When reading, it's like chatting with the author around the stove on a stormy night. It seems to be coherent, but it seems to be sloppy and sometimes foreshadows, echoing before and after. If you read an article, you must hear its voice; if you taste an article, you must meet its people.

The taste of autumn is faint and sweet in style, like a cup of new tea before the Ming Dynasty, fresh and meaningful, with a long meaning. The full text is full of spiritual beauty, humorous and alert, indifferent and profound. Let readers feel relaxed and happy, with endless aftertaste.

There are no gorgeous paintings in the whole article, but the brushwork is full of affection, revealing a mellow and rich aroma. The richness of the autumn of life and the profundity of the details of human life appear calm and natural and full of wisdom under Lin Yutang's brush strokes, creating a warm and human atmosphere.

Lin Yutang let cigarette butts burn between his fingers, filled with smoke. While daydreaming, he felt that "early autumn is like a cigar, with strong taste and profound meaning". This is the author's deep love for life and years, and it is also an attempt to infect readers. Lin Yutang, who wrote this article, was in the middle of his life at that time, so he had a deep feeling about the "mature season of life" implied by the "mellow" in mild autumn, so his style of writing also abandoned the amazing style described in the article and pursued the "rich and deep" that gradually became "sophisticated and firm", which made people memorable. Therefore, Taste of Autumn has become one of the representative works of Lin Yutang's prose.

Attachment: the smell of autumn

Lin Yutang

In autumn dusk, sitting on the sofa, smoking a cigarette, looking at the red light under the white ash of cigarette butts, slightly revealing the heating, my heart will be as relaxed and free as the blue smoke. In an instant, the smoke turned into wisps of filaments and slowly disappeared, but at that moment, the mood in my heart was suppressed in the world, so I didn't say the mood at that time, only the mood at that time. I want to strike another match and light the cigar that has been lit three or four times, but I can't light it because of the accumulation of white ash. Another light shot, soot quietly fell on the copper stove. It's as silent as writing on China paper with a brush at this time, and there is no sound at all. Then I lit it again. I smoked one by one, and the aroma was fragrant, just like the warm fragrance leaning against red and green. So I thought of smoke, its warmth, the hazy mist in the room and the meaning of autumn. Only then did I remember that the meaning of autumn in poetry is not like this. Reminiscent of Sha Xiao, desolation, autumn fans, red leaves, barren forests and weeds. However, autumn does have another meaning. It is not as vigorous as spring, not as intense as summer, and not as withered and withered as winter. I like the fine weather in Lin Qiu. Some people swear in the same way, which shows that they don't know the taste of Lin Qiu antiques. Among the four seasons, I have a preference for autumn. Let's talk about it. Autumn represents maturity. It is not surprising that the beauty of spring and the depth of summer are all experienced people. So its color is light, its leaves are yellow, and it has an antique charm, which not only wins glory with lush green. This is what I call autumn. Maybe I love not late autumn, but early autumn. The air disappears, the moon is full, the crabs are plump, and the osmanthus is brilliant. I am not in a bleak state, but I enjoy it most. The tenderness at that time was like the red ash on my cigarette, just a mellow smell. In other words, the literati have lost their amazing writing style, and gradually become proficient and firm, and their words are meaningful to read. This is the solid meaning of Zhuangzi's so-called "Qiu Lai, everything will succeed". This is the most enjoyable thing in life. For example, alcohol is better than aging. Smoke can also be divided into fierce and fierce. Cigars are better than cigarettes because they taste better. If you burn it properly, smoke one slowly and look at the red light, which has infinite meaning. I don't know about opium, but I feel very poetic when I see people burning on smoke lamps and listening to the slight peeling sound. Probably all the old, exquisite, smoked and exquisite things give me the same pleasure. For example, when a black earthenware pot stews pork with slow fire on the stove, the tone of Xu Yin in the pot makes me feel as interesting as watching people burning huge smoke. Or like a dictionary that has been used for 20 years, or a desk that has been used for half a century, or an old-fashioned signboard that has been blackened in the street, or the vigorous handwriting of all calligraphers, people have the same happiness. Life is like four years, and you must go through this mature period. If a woman develops well and meets Anshun, she will also have the charm of being old for a while in Xu Niang, which is beyond the reach of 28 beauties. What I admire most is Duncan's famous sentence: "It is really unreasonable that the world only sings about spring and love. It should be noted that the scenery in autumn is more gorgeous and magnificent, while the happiness in autumn is ten thousand times as magnificent, amazing and beautiful. I pity those women's intolerance and let them miss the grand gift of love autumn. " If Duncan is a man, it can be said that he has a background.

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