Cultural Perspective of Ancient Songs and Poems

Author: Zhao Yu
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: What is cultural perspective? Cultural perspective is the "thick and well-documented cultural interpretation" that the author of this book once called for, behind the "holistic cultural understanding." This is exactly what is often missing in many studies of the Book of Songs. Standing on the perspective of ancient ethnic culture, the book integrates poetry and history, attempting to recreate specific historical contexts to resolve some long-standing and contentious issues as smoothly as possible. It further reveals the aesthetic tastes and life wisdom of our ancestors, tracing the evolutionary threads of spiritual culture in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. Additionally, the author tries to restore the songs in the Book of Songs to the vibrant village life of the Three Dynasties, an effort that gives the book's arguments a vividness and vitality akin to the River Scene at Qingming Festival.