與原伯帖 A letter to Yuanpo

【作者介紹】

陸遊（1125年11月13日-1210年1月26日）南宋詩人。字務觀，號放翁，越州山陰（今浙江紹興）人， 12歲即能詩文，一生著述豐富，有《劍南詩稿》、《渭南文集》等數十種存世。陸遊具有多方面文學才能，尤以詩的成就為最。自言「六十年間萬首詩」，今尚存九千三百餘首。其中許多詩篇抒寫了抗金殺敵的豪情和對敵人、賣國賊的仇恨，風格雄奇奔放，沈鬱悲壯，洋溢著強烈的愛國主義激情，在思想上、藝術上取得了卓越成就，在生前即有「小李白」之稱，不僅成為南宋一代詩壇領袖，而且在中國文學史上享有崇高地位，是我國偉大的愛國詩人。為南宋四大家詩人之一。詞作量不如詩篇巨大，但和詩同樣貫穿了氣吞殘虜的愛國主義精神。著有《放翁詞》一卷，《渭南詞》二卷。

Inside Story

In the letter Lu Yu told Yuanpo about his recent condition. He also mentioned the difficult journey to Wuchang and nothing but the farewell words Yuanpo said to him could relieve his depression. He also talked about some tedious things such as he stayed in the boat all day to listen to the sound of reading from his children, and he met some people during the trip etc. Overall the letter served a purpose to let his friend understand his condition so that his friend would not worry about him.