Who is the author of Nine Songs?

First, the author of "Nine Songs" is Qu Yuan (a poet and politician of Chu at the end of the Warring States Period).

Second, the introduction of nine songs:

Jiuge is the title of Chu Ci. Originally an ancient song in the myths and legends of the Han nationality, Qu Yuan, a Chu man in the Warring States period, adapted or processed it according to the folk songs of the Han nationality offering sacrifices to the gods. * * * Eleven articles: Emperor Taiyi, Prince in the Cloud, Lady Xiang, Little Siming, Hebo, National Mourning, Ritual Soul. A "National Mourning" is to mourn and praise the soldiers who died for Chu; Most of the chapters describe the attachment between immortals, showing the deep sadness of missing or wanting nothing. Wang Yi believes that Qu Yuan did it when he was exiled to Jiangnan. At that time, Qu Yuan was "worried about his country and people", so he created music and songs to worship the gods to express his thoughts and feelings. However, most modern researchers believe that it was made before exile, only for sacrificial purposes.

Three. About the author:

Qu Yuan (340 BC-278 BC) was a poet and politician of Chu in the Warring States Period. Mi surname, Qu family, human, the word is native; Since the cloud name is regular, the spirit word is even. Born about 340 BC in Danyang, Chu (now Zigui, Hubei), he is a descendant of Qu Xian, the son of Xiong Tong.

Qu Yuan is the first great patriotic poet in the history of China and the founder of China's romantic literature. He is known as "the ancestor of China's poetry" and "the ancestor of Ci Fu". He is the founder and representative author of Chu Ci, which started the tradition of "vanilla beauty". The appearance of Qu Yuan marks that China's poetry has entered a new era from collective singing to individual originality.

Qu Yuan is also an important politician in Chu State. In his early years, he was deeply trusted by Chu Huaiwang. He served as a Zuotu and a doctor in San Lv, and was also in charge of internal affairs and foreign affairs. After Wuqi, another advocate of political reform in Chu was Qu Yuan. He advocated "American politics", promoting and appointing talents internally, perfecting statutes and uniting external forces to resist Qin. Slashed by nobles, he was exiled to Hanbei and Yuanxiang Valley.

In 278 BC, the general of the State of Qin attacked Du Ying (now Jiangling, Hubei Province) in vain, and Qu Yuan was both sad and angry. Shi Huai sank into the Miluo River and died. 1953 is the 2230th anniversary of Qu Yuan's death. The World Peace Council adopted a resolution to identify Qu Yuan as one of the four world cultural celebrities commemorated that year.

His main works are Li Sao, Nine Songs, Nine Chapters and Tian Wen [4]. The Songs of the South written by him is the source of China's romantic literature, and it is also called "Sao" with the Book of Songs, which has a far-reaching influence on later poetry.