璇玑图

苏蕙

2 chapters·874 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

璇玑图或称织锦回文诗,杂体诗。十六国时期前秦女诗人苏惠(字若兰)作。是今传最早、最完整的回文诗,在诗歌史上影响较大。惠字若兰,始平武功(今属陕西)人,陈留县令苏道贤弟三女。智识精明,仪容妙丽,善属文,十六岁时嫁给秦州刺史窦滔,关于璇玑图的创作,史载不一。据《晋书·列女传》载:窦滔获罪被徙流沙,惠思念丈夫,织锦为回文旋图诗以赠。词甚凄惋,凡八百四十字。另据《文选》李善注:窦滔被陟沙漠,临行前向苏惠告别,誓不再娶,但至沙漠便娶妇,惠于是作织锦回文诗以赠。唐武则天《璇玑图序》,说它“五色相宣,纵横八寸,题诗二百余首,计八百余言,纵横反复,皆成章句。”后有人又为之寻绎,得诗更多。回文诗亦称回文,是一种杂名,通常指的是可以倒读,或回旋往返皆可成义的诗篇。回文诗大文字游戏,但其精思奇想,巧妙构造,也足以启发人们的思维。

Chapters (2)

  1. 1CoverPage
    11 chars
  2. 2璇玑图
    863 chars

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