Wen Fu The Art of Writing Author:Lu Chi, Sam Hamill (Translator) Lu Chi (or Lu Ji), was a Chinese essayist, military general, politician, and writer who lived from 261 to about 303 AD. He is best known for writing fu, a mixture of prose and poetry. This book, the Wen fu (æ賦; On Literature), is a discourse on the principles of composition. It marks the beginn... more »ing of Chinese literary criticism.« less