Research on Confucius's Poetic Views (New Series of Chinese History and Culture)

Author: Chen Tongsheng
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive monograph exploring the connotations of Confucius on Poetry. The author divides the School of Poetry during the Warring States period into two northern and southern factions, considering Confucius on Poetry as a representative work of the southern School of Poetry, and preliminarily determines its composition period to be after Zisi and before Mencius. Against the backdrop of the development history of Poetry education in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, the author conducts an in-depth study of Confucius on Poetry from three aspects: the methods of interpreting poetry, the themes of poetry, and theoretical inclinations. It is pointed out that Confucius on Poetry has already touched upon the core issues of Chinese poetry theory. The entire book discusses history spanning thousands of years, moves between traditional literature and archaeological artifacts, with a broad perspective, solid evidence, and careful arguments.