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Lu Shi and Bernard Shaw were about to leave.

At this time, the door was pushed open,

Cooper walked in with a young man in his twenties. When he saw Lu, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"I went to Brear Road and Adelphi successively, but I couldn't find you."

After that, Cooper let go of the young people around him and introduced: "Lu, this is Mr. Robert Ross, a friend of Mr. Wilde. He came across the ocean from Paris just to meet you and talk about your poems. "

Friend is a relatively obscure term,

I understand everything.

Ross smiled gentlemanly,

"Mr. Lu, I won't shake hands with you."

Lu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the reason why the other party said that, and his evaluation of the other party was higher in his heart.

He said, "If that's the case, then there's no handshake."

Ross nods,

"Sure enough, Mr. Lu is an extremely sincere person who can write that kind of poem. I came to London this time to borrow your poem as Oscar's epitaph. I believe that if it can be done, he will be very happy. "

This is a very serious matter.

Lu Shi couldn't help thinking.

Bernard Shaw on the side said, "Mr. Ross, if I remember correctly, Wilde should have gray pupils. And "A Generation"... Well, "A Generation" is the name of that poem."

a generation……

Rose chewed these three words over and over again.

After a long time, he said, "What a romantic name."

Bernard Shaw said: "Mr. Ross, poetry and epitaph are different. The former focuses on transmission and expression, while the latter must fit the deceased, so..."

That's why he mentions Wilde's eye color.

——

The night gave me black eyes,

I use it to find light.

——

There are only two lines in the whole poem, and the images in the poem are very common in daily life:

night, black eyes, light,

Combining these common intentions, and then using seemingly contradictory turns, can make the whole poem have a wonderful sense of rationality.

This is the characteristic of poetry—

delivery and expression.

However, if this poem is used as an epitaph, the black eyes will conflict with Wilde's pupil color.

Lu Shi also followed Bernard Shaw's words and said: "Frankly speaking, Mr. Wilde has said so many pungent and humorous quotes, and using my poems as his epitaph will inevitably make people feel a sense of overreaching."

This is the truth.

There are so many quotes from Oscar Wilde,

For example, "Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance", engraved on the tombstone, can instantly raise the style.

For another example, "There is nothing but genius\

,"This sentence was said to the customs staff when Wilde was invited to the United States to give a speech, and the customs just asked him if he had anything to declare.

Is a person who pretends to be X really willing to use other people's poems as his epitaph?

Ross was lost in thought,

After a while, he whispered: "Mr. Lu, I still firmly believe in my own opinion."

Lu Shi couldn't help but look at Bernard Shaw.

Bernard Shaw glanced at Ross and smiled,

"Now I have to talk about another feature of "A Generation."

Ross is curious,

"What?"

Bernard Shaw smiled and replied: "This is a modernist poem, so... ah... the poet is here, what else do I need to interpret?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Shi.

Lu Shi was speechless,

The other protagonists are pretending to be X, standing with their hands behind their backs, fishing for the cold river and snow alone, looking like a worldly expert,

The explanation is completely done by others.

Then, the other characters applauded in admiration,

It turns out that the protagonist is so powerful!

How come it's completely different here?

Poetry has to be written by oneself, not to say,

The explanation has to explain itself.

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"The characteristics of modern poetry can be summed up in one sentence, that is, 'opposite to ancient poetry'. Simply put, it is to use easy-to-understand language to directly express the thoughts in the poet's heart, or the emotions when creating."

Bernard Shaw nodded,

"So, I think this song "A Generation" has merits as Mr. Wilde's epitaph."

Everyone agrees,

Because this poem was written by Lu Shi in memory of Wilde, emotionally, it fits very well.

Lu Shi said: "Actually, "A Generation" is not a simple modern poem, but a poem of the Misty School."

Bernard Shaw was surprised,

"What is the 'Obscurity School'?"

It was only then that Lu Shi remembered that the Misty School only existed in the 1970s.

Moreover, it is unique to China.

He coughed in embarrassment, and explained: "Actually, it is to express emotions implicitly through a series of trivial images, which is not worth mentioning."

Bernard Shaw thought for a while, then shook his head,

"Professor Lu, why are you always so modest? How can you say that it is not worth mentioning? This song "A Generation" perfectly fits the characteristics you mentioned, and it can indeed form a school of its own. In the future, someone will definitely regard this writing method as a standard .”

Next, Bernard Shaw exported for a long time.

At the same time, there was a faint rustling sound from the side,

Lu Shi looked over and found that Scott took out a pen and paper at some point, and carefully recorded Shaw's speech.

Noticing Lu Shi's gaze, Scott smiled and asked silently with his mouth: "Lu, there is a headline tomorrow, isn't it good?"

While asking, I am still recording, so there is no delay.

The corners of Lu Shi's mouth twitched slightly,

Unexpectedly, I just got the title of "Founder of Modern Historiography" a few days ago, and now I have become the "Founder of Misty School".

Finally, Bernard Shaw finished speaking,

When he looked at Lu,

"Professor Lu, am I right?"

Lu Shi didn't listen to it at all just now, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "That's right, Mr. Chancellor is worthy of being a literary figure of a generation. In addition to his research on drama, he is also so familiar with poetry creation."

Bernard Shaw laughed,

"Let me just say, since Professor Lu called it the 'Obscurity School', it means that there must be other works besides this "One Generation"."

"Of course there are others... Gu..."

Lu Shi couldn't help but swallowed, and asked the other party: "So, you just asked me 'is it right', and this is what you asked? Do you have any other works?"

Bernard Shaw asked in surprise, "If it's not this, what else could it be?"

others nod,

"Yes, that's what you're asking."

Bernard Shaw smiled and said, "Professor Lu, everyone wants to see your other works."

Lu Shi originally wanted to refuse, but when he glanced at Rose, and thought of the recent scolding battle because of Wilde, an impulse rose in his heart,

He took a pen and paper and wrote a title——

"answer".

Everyone couldn't help being excited.

But soon, the excitement turned to silence,

"

Vileness is the passport of the vile,

Nobility is the epitaph of the noble.

Behold, in that gilded sky,

Filled with the curved reflections of the dead.

...

"

Reading this poem, a wave of emotion rushed into the hearts of everyone present.

Bernard Shaw took a deep breath, came to Scott, and said in a low voice: "This poem is worth a thousand words. Editor Scott, please withdraw the manuscript I just gave you, it is no longer necessary. "