Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Poet

Zuo Si 左思

Attested AD 506 - AD 531

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zuo Si was a Poet.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 506 to AD 531 太子詠左思詩
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 75

Works and attributed material

Summoning the Recluse 招隱詩
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 75

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 8Volume 8: Crown Prince Zhaoming; Crown Prince Ai; Crown Prince Minhuai · 1 passage

太子不答，詠左思《招隱詩》曰：「何必絲與竹，山水有清音。」 The crown prince did not answer but recited Zuo Si's "Summoning the Recluse": "Why silk and bamboo? Mountains and waters have clear sound."