Shijing Yundu Chuci Yundu

Author: Wang Li
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Reading ancient poems with modern pronunciation has long been awkward. Nearly two thousand years separate the Song Dynasty from the era of the Book of Songs, and the awkwardness was already severe at that time. People reading the Book of Songs were unaware of the difference between ancient and modern pronunciation, leading to the emergence of the "yeyin" theory (where "yeyin" means "," pronounced Xie). The idea behind "yeyin" was that the pronunciation of the authors of the Book of Songs was the same as that of later generations, and while the rhyme in many parts of the Book of Songs was harmonious, in a few places it was not. In such cases, certain words would be temporarily read with a different pronunciation to achieve harmony. The flaw in this theory lies in its lack of historical perspective. This book is one of the important works in Wang Li's research on phonology, consisting of two parts: Rhyme Reading of the Book of Songs and Rhyme Reading of Chu Ci.
Rhyme Reading of the Book of Songs takes all the chapters of the Book of Songs as its research subject, elaborating on Wang Li's views on ancient phonology. While systematically and thoroughly analyzing the rhyme rules of the Book of Songs, specific rhyme parts are marked after each sentence in the chapters, serving as an important example of Wang Li's phonological research.
Rhyme Reading of Chu Ci is Wang Li's masterpiece. The text begins by detailing the specific divisions of the rhyme parts in the Chu Ci, and each rhyme at the end of the sentences in the Chu Ci is annotated with precise phonetic symbols. This part is not only another significant component of Wang Li's phonological achievements but also an excellent work for studying the ancient dialects of Chu.
Reading ancient poems with modern pronunciation has long been awkward. Nearly two thousand years separate the Song Dynasty from the era of the Book of Songs, and the awkwardness was already severe at that time. People reading the Book of Songs were unaware of the difference between ancient and modern pronunciation, leading to the emergence of the "yeyin" theory (where "yeyin" means "," pronounced Xie). The idea behind "yeyin" was that the pronunciation of the authors of the Book of Songs was the same as that of later generations, and while the rhyme in many parts of the Book of Songs was harmonious, in a few places it was not. In such cases, certain words would be temporarily read with a different pronunciation to achieve harmony. The flaw in this theory lies in its lack of historical perspective. This book is one of the important works in Wang Li's research on phonology, consisting of two parts: Rhyme Reading of the Book of Songs and Rhyme Reading of Chu Ci.
Rhyme Reading of the Book of Songs takes all the chapters of the Book of Songs as its research subject, elaborating on Wang Li's views on ancient phonology. While systematically and thoroughly analyzing the rhyme rules of the Book of Songs, specific rhyme parts are marked after each sentence in the chapters, serving as an important example of Wang Li's phonological research.
Rhyme Reading of Chu Ci is Wang Li's masterpiece. The text begins by detailing the specific divisions of the rhyme parts in the Chu Ci, and each rhyme at the end of the sentences in the Chu Ci is annotated with precise phonetic symbols. This part is not only another significant component of Wang Li's phonological achievements but also an excellent work for studying the ancient dialects of Chu.