The Book of Songs is the beginning of China's ancient poems and the first collection of poems in China literature. It collected 365,438+065,438+0 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, among which 6 poems were flourishing, that is, 6 poems with only titles but no content, reflecting the social outlook of about 500 years from the early Zhou Dynasty to the weekend.
The author of The Book of Songs is anonymous, and most of them cannot be verified. They were collected by Yin Jifu and edited by Confucius. In the pre-Qin period, the Book of Songs was called "The Book of Songs", or it was called "The Book of Songs 300" by integers. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was honored as a Confucian classic, formerly known as The Book of Songs, which has been in use ever since. The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: style, elegance and ode. Techniques are divided into Fu, Bi and Xing.
The historical value of The Book of Songs;
Judging from the value of historical materials, The Book of Songs actually reflects the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, and records the historical development and realistic situation from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period in all directions, covering almost all aspects of society, including politics, economy, military affairs, folk customs, culture, literature and art. When describing this historical stage, a considerable part of the history books of later historians are based on the records of the Book of Songs.
The Book of Songs records the emergence and development of the Zhou Dynasty, the historical process of the demise of the Shang Dynasty, the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty and the unification of the world, as well as the great migration and great war in this historical development process, reflecting the politics, economy, folk customs, military and other aspects of the Zhou Dynasty, leaving valuable historical materials for future generations. Although these historical materials are mixed with myths, there are undeniable historical facts that can be trusted.