吴文英

Wu Wenying, courtesy name Junte and literary name Mengchuang, was a Southern Song ci poet from Siming. He spent much of his life as a private secretary and literary dependent in elite circles, without achieving high official rank. His lyrics are known for their dense imagery, ornate elegance, intricate structure, and dreamlike shifts of time and space. He often wrote of memory, parting, late spring, former travels, and romantic loss. His style, known as 'Mengchuang ci,' is one of the most refined and complex in the late Song lyric tradition. His famous works include 'Feng Ru Song · Listening to Wind and Rain Past Qingming,' 'Tang Duo Ling · Where Is Sorrow Made,' and 'Ying Ti Xu · Late Spring Reflections.'

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