Book of Songs (Basic Series of National Studies)

Author: Confucius (Spring and Autumn Period), compiled by Cheng Junying, annotated by Jiang Jianyuan
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Publishing Date: 2000-08-01
Features: As one of the famous "Thirteen Classics," the Book of Songs has always held significant social functions in feudal society, such as "correcting right and wrong, moving heaven and earth, and moving gods and spirits," as well as "uniting couples, fostering filial piety, strengthening human relationships, promoting education, and transforming customs." Therefore, over the past two thousand years, Confucian scholars and old scholars have uniformly adopted a solemn demeanor, with a conscientious attitude, placing the Book of Songs in the orthodox position, in order to align with such "solemn and grand" functions. During the period of Confucian dominance, its influence was very extensive. It can be said that before the last emperor, the Xuantong Emperor, abdicated in Chinese history, almost no work on the Book of Songs could escape the realm of Confucian studies. Thus, it is imperative for us to first understand the context of Confucian studies of the Book of Songs when researching it today. This is an undeniable fact. The Book of Songs is our first collection of poems, consisting of 305 pieces. The Book of Songs published by Yuelu this time includes the original text, annotations with translations, making it convenient for readers to read.