An Interpretation of the Text of the “Records of the Historian”,an Unrhymed “Lisao”

In terms of the text, the “Records of the Historian” wa s deeply related with the “Lisao” in general mood and means of representation. With poetic spirit being its interior mood, the “Records of the Historian” sh ared with the “Lisao” such characteristics as lamenting to the heart’s contents, seeking in all directions, tragicizing oneself and implying and residing the mind. As a distintive but splendid counterpart to the “Lisao”, the “Records of the Historian” well deserves to be nicknamed as the unrhymed “Lisao” because of its literary achievements and poetic peculiarity.