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　　本书作者都是书法研究和书法教育名家。收在本书中的20多篇文章，多由中国书法史上的名家名作切入，也有文章侧重某种书体或总集，以点带面，读者可由此了解中国书法史多方面的知识，并获得审美愉悦。

All the authors of the book are renowned calligraphy researchers and educators. Most of the 20-plus papers focus on the noted masters or works in Chinese calligraphy history, or start from some writing style and end with a comprehensive presentation. Readers may not only learn of profound knowledge on Chinese calligraphy but also have an aesthetic delight.

内容简介

　　“中国文化经典导读”系列分领域介绍中华文化（文学、历史、艺术、教育等）的经典作品及其内涵，为外国读者了解中国文化提供既实用的指南，以有效地促进外国读者对中国文化的了解。

　《中国文化经典导读系列：名家讲中国书法（英文版）》精选《文史知识》历年刊载过的名家讲书法的文章，如沈尹默、费新我、启功、刘涛、欧阳中石等知名书法大家，讲述书法的由来、书法的特点、书法的练就过程及专业知识，并补充进若干字帖、图片等。

Chinese Calligraphy is a special and traditional art of Chinese characters. In this book, famous calligraphers including Qigong, Liu Tao and Ouyang Zhongshi lead readers to appreciate representative works in Chinese calligraphy history and explore the cultural stories behind these masterpieces. From these works, readers may understand the unique art characteristics of Chinese calligraphy and experience the charm of Chinese cultural classics.

作者简介

　　《文史知识》编辑部，《文史知识》杂志自创刊以来，一直坚持大专家写小文章，坚持深入浅出地介绍和评述中国优秀传统文化，受到学术界的广泛好评。其作者荟萃全国一流文史专家，内容涵盖中国传统文化各个方面，文章知识性、趣味性、学术性兼备，深入浅出，雅俗共赏。

Editorial Board of Chinese Literature and History: Since the first issue of the Chinese Literature and History magazine, the Editorial Department has been embracing the principle to invite highly proficient experts to write easy-to-understand articles to introduce and review the excellent traditional Chinese culture in simple language. Therefore, the magazine has won wide acclaim in the academic circle. It has attracted a great number of Chinese authors, who are top experts in literature and history. Its content covers all aspects of traditional Chinese culture. Its articles are highly informative, interesting and academically outstanding. The adoption of the way to explain the profound in simple terms make the articles suit both refined and popular tastes.

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目录

The Origin, Necessity and Importance of Calligraphy
Stele and Rubbing
How to Choose Steles and Rubbings to Learn
Scripture Transcription, Scripture Transcriber, and Calligraphy of Scripture Transcription
Calligraphy School and Doctors in Huizong Period
Su Shi and Calligraphy
Feibai Script
The Wildness of Wild Cursive Script
To Be Creative and Different —Wang Xizhi and His Calligraphic Art
Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew by Yan Zhenqing
A Letter Beginning with “Mid-autumn” by Wang Xianzhi
Stele Inscription in the Confucius Temple by Yu Shinan
Liu Gongquan and Calligraphy
A Brief Talk about the “Crazy” Zhang and “Drunk” Su
Mengying, an Eminent Monk Calligrapher
Infiltration of Zen in Calligraphic Style
-- On Huang Tingjian’s calligraphic style
Calligraphic Treasure Ru Tie
Ren Xun, a Calligrapher of Jin Dynasty
Zhao Mengfu and His Calligraphy in Zhao’s Style
On Seal Characters by Wu Changshuo
Thousand Character Essay and Historical Calligraphers
Zheng Banqiao’s Calligraphy in the Rubbing Prices for Art Work
Chinese Characters, the Chinese Language and Calligraphy

精彩书摘

　　Stele and Rubbing

　　Qi Gong

　　At the outset, those who made the inscriptions on the stele were not necessarily celebrities, calligraphers, scholars or officials. All they needed to do was write clearly.

　　It can be terrible if nobody can identify their writings. That is why Chinese characters on the stele are all in a standard script. In the early Tang Dynasty (618-907),

　　Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin, ruling from 626 to 649) was so fond of calligraphy that he learned from Wang Xizhi. He wrote in xingshu (semi-cursive script).

　　Maybe he did not know how to write in kaishu (regular script) or was not good at it. He inscribed two steles, both in xingshu : one was Hot Spring Inscription and the other

　　Jin Ancestral Temple Inscription . His son Li Zhi also inscribed steles for many ministers in such writing style. It was from then on that xingshu began to appear on steles.Empress Wu Zetian (ruling from 690 to 705) erected a stele for her gigolo (sort of lover) Zhang Changzong and said that he was the reincarnation of Wang Zijin. She had

　　the tomb of Wang Zijin dug up in Dongshan but could not prove whether it was Wang Zijin or not. So she let people erect a stele there, known as Stele for the Ascended

　　Immortal Prince . The Chinese characters on the stele were all written in caoshu (cursive script), marking that caoshu began to appear on steles. Since then, people started to use caoshu to transcribe books, essays and Buddhist scriptures. For example, the Treatise of Calligraphy by Sun Guoting was written in caoshu , so were the phenomena and

　　individual theories of Yogacara (literally “yoga practice”). Such a trend surely influenced the writing styles in this era. However, kaishu was still dominant in stele inscription.Why? Xingshu or caoshu could not be identified by a majority of readers.

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