Li Qingzhao:The Greatest Female Talent in History

◎朱廣春

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李清照，中國南宋時期著名女詞人，以清麗絕俗的詞作和悲涼感傷的題材而著稱，被譽為“千古第一才女”。讓我們一起走進這位文學(xué)巨匠的生平和詩文，感受她文字所帶來的情感共鳴。

Li Qingzhao(1084-about 1155) was a great woman writer second to none in the history of Chinese literature and a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, who is also honored as “the greatest female talent in history”.

Li Qingzhao was born in the current city of Jinan, Shandong Province.Her father Li Gefei was a writer and calligrapher of the Northern Song Dynasty.Compared with other young women of similar social status in her time, she grew up in a family with a1)relatively relaxed atmosphere, and she was free in both character building and artistic development.

In her youth, Li Qingzhao and her husband Zhao Mingcheng had a poetic love; in her middle age, they2)drifted from place to place together and witnessed the shattering of the country.Zhao Mingcheng died of illness on his way southward after being appointed to a new position.In her later years, Li Qingzhao’s life was full of3)frustrations and she quietly passed away in loneliness and agony.

Li Qingzhao’sciis full of sense and sensibility,4)depicting themes such as love, country and society,and the vicissitudes of life, etc.They fully demonstrate her boldness in love and hate, her concerns for the country and the people, and her lofty sentiments and aspirations.They showcase the noble qualities of a patriotic poet and the far-sightedness,insight and excellent creativity of an outstanding writer.

She never stops

But to look back.Learning against the door,

She pretends to sniff at mume bolssoms once more.

—Rouged Lips

O how can such lovesickness be driven away?

From eyebrows kept apart,

Again it gnaws my heart.

—A Twig of Mume Blossoms

Things are the same,but he’s no more and all is o’er.

Before I speak,how can my tears not pour!

—Spring in Peach-Blossom Land

Say not my soul

Is not consumed.Should the west wind uproll

The curtain of my bower,

You’ll see a face thinner than yellow flower.

—Tipsy in the Flowers’Shade

I look for what I miss;I know not what it is.

I feel so sad,so drear,

So lonely,without cheer.

—Slow,Slow Tune

Be man of men while you’re alive,

Be soul of souls e’enif you’redead!

—The Black River

詞組加油站

second to none 首屈一指

pass away 逝世

1) relativelyadv.相對地

2) driftv.緩慢移動;漂泊

3) frustrationn.挫折

4) depictv.描繪

Li Qingzhao is also familiar with epigraphy,painting and calligraphy.She cooperated with Zhao Mingcheng to compileJin Shi Lu, which becomes one of the earliest epigraphy catalogues and research monographs in China.In the book, her comments are unique and play an important role in promoting the study of ancient Chinese cultural relics.The Epilogue to Jin Shi Lu, written by Li Qingzhao herself, is a document with great historical value.

Zang Kejia, a famous contemporary poet, once described Li Qingzhao as follows: “A flower has been in full blossom for hundreds of years in thecigarden.” The flower not only bloomed through the flower season of Chinese poetry, but also bloomed again on Mercury in the solar system over 800 years later.In 1987, the International Astronomical Union named the first group of 15 craters on Mercury with renowned names in human history, and Li Qingzhao was one of them, which proves what great influence and charm she deserves.

李清照（1084—約1155），中國文學(xué)史上首屈一指的偉大女作家，南宋著名女詞人，被譽為“千古第一才女”。

李清照出生在今天的山東省濟南市。父親李格非是北宋文學(xué)家、書法家。與同時代其他社會地位相近的年輕女性相比，她成長在一種相對無拘束的家庭氛圍中，在性格塑造和才藝養(yǎng)成上都很自由。

青年時，李清照與丈夫趙明誠有過如詩般的愛情；中年時，他們顛沛流離，看到國家山河破碎。在南下赴任的途中，趙明誠染病身亡。晚年時，李清照的生活充滿坎坷，在孤獨苦悶中悄然離世。

李清照的詞充滿了情感與理智，描寫了愛情、家國社會、人生滄桑等主題，盡顯了她敢愛敢恨、憂國憂民的性格及其豪情壯志，表現(xiàn)出一位愛國詞人的崇高品質(zhì)和一位杰出文學(xué)家的遠見卓識與卓越創(chuàng)造力。

和羞走，倚門回首，卻把青梅嗅。

——《點絳唇·蹴罷秋千》

此情無計可消除，才下眉頭，卻上心頭。

——《一剪梅·紅藕香殘玉簟秋》

物是人非事事休，欲語淚先流。

——《武陵春·春晚》

莫道不銷魂，簾卷西風(fēng)，人比黃花瘦。

——《醉花陰·薄霧濃云愁永晝》

尋尋覓覓，冷冷清清，凄凄慘慘戚戚。

——《聲聲慢·尋尋覓覓》

生當(dāng)作人杰，死亦為鬼雄。

——《夏日絕句》

李清照還通曉金石書畫。她與趙明誠合作編寫了《金石錄》，這是中國最早的金石學(xué)目錄和研究專著之一。書中，她的評論獨樹一幟，對推動中國古代文物研究起到了重要作用。李清照獨自撰寫的《金石錄后序》更是一篇極具重要史料價值的文獻。

當(dāng)代著名詩人臧克家曾這樣形容李清照：“詞苑千載，群芳競秀，盛開一枝女兒花。”這枝花不但絢爛了中國詩詞的整個花季，而且八百多年后再度綻放在太陽系水星之上：1987 年，國際天文學(xué)聯(lián)合會將水星上的第一批15 座環(huán)形山分別用人類歷史上著名人物的名字來命名，其中包括李清照，這彰顯了她的巨大影響力和魅力。