The View of Reaching the Author’s Mind to Choose Appropriate Words in WEN XIN DIAO LONG

The eight articles following Reaching Author’s Mind to Choose Appropriate Words in WEN XIN DIAO LONG fall into domain of new criticism. Liu Xie author introduced intentional to show his realistic specificity and mindset. For example, his criticism of Lu Ji author of Rhetorical Notes actually showed Liu’s dissatisfaction with current styles of writing. In fact, significance of author’s to choose appropriate didn’t lie in refining artistic conception or diction in a usual sense as was stated by Ji Yun. In terms of exegesis the author’s mind can be compared to mould of forging and choice to measurement of making a dress, both involving certain standards as verbs. Thus function of intentional is to make framework of a work clear and inclusive by reaching depths of author’s and language economical and efficient by words. For reaching author’s mind, view of three principles requires an integrity of three factors, setting, plot and language, in process of writing. Liu Xie took a relatively open view over choosing words, thinking wordiness and economy both have advantages and should be adopted according to different personalities of authors. In a word, theory of reaching author’s to choose appropriate words helps regularize content and form of writing.