What books were there during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period? Is it in the vernacular now?
The masterpieces of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are hundred schools of thought's essays. At the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Analects of Confucius, Mozi and Laozi were the representatives. The Analects of Confucius recorded the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples in the form of quotations, which reflected the thoughts and activities of early Confucianism. Mozi is a compilation of works of Mozi and his later studies, which reflects the thought of small producers represented by Mohism. Its artistic characteristics are obvious literariness and logic. Laozi is basically the work of Laozi, the founder of Taoism. It combines profound philosophical thoughts and exquisite poetic language, showing a unique artistic style. Mid-Warring States Period: represented by Mencius and Zhuangzi. "Mencius" The works of Mencius and his disciples reflect the face of Confucianism in the mid-Warring States period. The prose of Mencius embodies the transition from bibliography to monograph, and its outstanding literary achievement lies in its superb art of argument. Zhuangzi is a work of Zhuang Zhou and his later studies, and it is also another classic of Taoism. His articles are famous among the pre-Qin philosophers for their unique artistic attainments. His brilliant thoughts, Wang Yang's wanton language and romantic style all reflect his unique position and brilliant literary achievements in various schools of thought. The end of the Warring States Period: represented by Xunzi, Han Feizi and Lu Chunqiu. Xunzi is mostly written by Xunzi, and its ideological system is broad and profound, which is the further development of Confucianism. Most of his articles are well-structured and thoroughly discussed monographs, which indicates that the pre-Qin reasoning prose has entered a fully mature stage. Everything is done wrong is a masterpiece of legalist thought. The article is sharp and simple, which embodies the basic characteristics of legalist articles. Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals is a collective creation, a large-scale summary of pre-Qin academic thoughts, and has a strong literariness. There is literary translation now, but there is no simple vernacular translation.