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1、Lead-inTextstudyExercisesUnit15FlyingStrokesofCalligraphyLead-inCanyoutelltheEnglishnameofthefollowingcalligraphy?StandardScript(楷书)RunningScript(行书)CursiveScript(草书)IntroductionRhythmofCalligraphyWangXizhiandPrefacetotheLantingPavilionCollection“HiddenStyle”oftheYanScriptTex
2、tstudyIntroductionTheEnglishword“Calligraphy”isunabletocoveralltheconnotationsoftheartofChinesewriting.TwofactorscontributedtotheevolutionofChinesecalligraphy:thesquare-shapedpictographiccharacters—whosebeautifulformsprovidedpreliminaryconditionsfortheartofcalligraphy;2)thewr
3、itingbrush—animportantinventioninthehistoryofChinesecultureandthebasisforcalligraphytogerminate(形成)anddevelop.IntroductionThebrushisthetraditionalwritingimplementinChinesecalligraphy.Thebodyofthebrushcanbemadefromeither bamboo,orrarermaterialssuchas redsandalwood, glass, ivor
4、y, silver,and gold.Theheadofthebrushcanbemadefromthehair(orfeathers)ofawidevarietyofanimals.AdditionalInfoIntroductionCalligraphybrushesfeelsoft,supple(柔软的),andareelasticandhighlyductile(韧性的),pavingthewayfortheemergenceoftheartofcalligraphy.RhythmofCalligraphyCalligraphyisthe
5、artoflines,orstrokes.Adancercanobtaingreatwisdomfromcalligraphy,whileanancientcalligraphercanbeinspiredbydance.Thereissomecommonelementthatcalligraphyanddanceshare,whichisnoneotherthantheirinternalvitalenergybetweenthelines,thesoulofcalligraphyaswellasthesoulofdance.LinHuaimi
6、n(林怀民),afamousdancerfromChina‘sTaiwanIslandanddirectoroftheCloudGateDancingTroupe,oncechoreographed(设计舞蹈动作)acollectivedancenamed“Running-CursiveScript(行草)”,whichgainedhimworldwidefame.HisinspirationscamefromChinesecalligraphy,anddancingenlivenedthespiritoftheartofwriting.Rhyt
7、hmofCalligraphyExample1RhythmofCalligraphyIntheTangDynasty,themastercalligrapherZhangXu(张旭)becameabsorbedrunning-cursivescriptbutmadelittleprogress.Oneday,onthestreetsofthecapitalChang‘an,hesawacrowdofpeoplegatheringtoenjoyaperformancebyLadyGongsun(公孙大娘),afamousdancerofthetim
8、e.Shewasperformingasworddance,hersupplebodyandflyingrobemixingwithth
