Zhu Xi's Studies on the Book of Songs

Author: Tan Zhuowen
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The content of this book includes: Zhu Xi's interpretive principles for the Book of Songs, seeking the original meaning of the poems, Zhu Xi's specific criticisms of the Prefaces, examination of the academic background, Zhu Xi's understanding of the literary nature of the Book of Songs (Part 1), Zhu Xi's confirmation of the lyrical subjectivity in the Book of Songs, the essence and significance of Zhu Xi's theory of "village songs" in the "Feng" section, Zhu Xi's understanding of the literary techniques in "Three Hundred Poems," Zhu Xi's understanding of the literary nature of the Book of Songs (Part 2), the meaning of "Xing" in Han School studies of the Book of Songs, the definitions of "Fu," "Bi," and "Xing" in the Collected Commentaries on the Book of Songs—with emphasis on "Xing," the relationship between Neo-Confucian thought and Zhu Xi's studies of the Book of Songs, Zhu Xi's theory of poetic education: the "nurturing the heart and admonishing the wicked" theory and a new interpretation of "thoughts are not evil," and the study of principles and ethics in the Collected Commentaries on the Book of Songs.