Listen to this article司空图（837年—907年），河中虞乡（今山西运城永济）人。字表圣，自号知非子，又号耐辱居士。晚唐诗人、诗论家。司空图成就主要在诗论，《二十四诗品》为不朽之作。《全唐诗》收诗三卷。
司空图·《二十四诗品·流动》
若纳水輨，如转丸珠。
夫岂可道，假体如愚。
荒荒坤轴，悠悠天枢。
载要其端，载同其符。
超超神明，返返冥无。
来往千载，是之谓乎。
Motion
Like a whirling water-wheel,
Like rolling pearls,–
Yet how are these worthy to be named?
They are but illustrations for fools.
There is the mighty axis of Earth,
The never-resting pole of Heaven;
Let us grasp their clue,
And with them be blended in One,
Beyond the bounds of thought,
Circling for ever in the great Void,
An orbit of a thousand years,–
Yes, this is the key to my theme.
（Herbert A. Giles 译）
