Study Plan of the Book of Songs and Research on Confucian Ethical Thought

Author: Zhou Yanliang
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book studies the history of the Book of Songs from the perspective of "learning case studies." It consists of ten chapters, respectively elaborating on: the theory of the "Four Beginnings" in the Book of Songs; the theory of the "Five Intersections" in the Book of Songs; the theory of the "Six Meanings" and "Six Poetic Forms" in the Book of Songs; the form and cultural connotations of the "Six Dynasties Music and Dances"; the form and cultural connotations of the "Six Dances"; the historical theories of "collecting poems" and "presenting poems"; the theories of the meaning and tonal patterns of the "Two Souths" poems; the relationship between the "Two Souths" poems and "bedroom music"; the issues of the "bridemaid poems" and bridemaid culture in the Book of Songs; and the legacy of the "Six Xiang Poems" and the Western Jin Dynasty's "completing the six Xiang poems." Learning case studies are a paradigm of traditional Chinese academic research, and this book provides an in-depth exploration of the content related to Confucian ethical thought in the learning case studies of the Book of Songs throughout history.