1, Introduction of Mencius:
Mencius was a Confucian thinker, politician and educator in the mid-Warring States period, and an important representative of the Confucian school in the Warring States period. He wrote books with his disciples and Gong Sunchou, and was listed as one of the "Four Books" by Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty (the other three books are Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects).
His masterpiece is Mencius, with seven chapters and fourteen volumes, which records the political, educational, philosophical and ethical thoughts and political activities of Mencius and his disciples. It contains the view that human nature is good, emphasizes the role of education, etiquette and music, and advocates governing the country by virtue.
2. Introduction of Mencius Zhang Wan:
Mencius on Zhang Wan is an important Confucian classic, which mainly tells Mencius' views and opinions on a series of issues, such as Shun's filial piety, Yao's abdication and Dayu's flood control. By telling these stories, Mencius emphasized the moral concepts such as filial piety, benevolent government and loyalty, and put forward his own political philosophy.
Among them, Mencius believes that filial piety is the first virtue in the world, and everyone should take filial piety as the foundation; At the same time, it emphasizes that kings should govern the country by virtue, put people first and pay attention to people's livelihood and welfare.
The meaning of "therefore, a poet should not use words to hurt his words";
1, paying attention to the overall meaning of poetry;
This sentence reminds readers not to separate the words of poetry, but to understand the meaning of poetry as a whole. Every sentence and word in a poem has its specific meaning, but these meanings can only be fully understood in the overall context.
2, avoid out of context:
If you only pay attention to individual sentences and ignore the overall context, it is easy to fall into the misunderstanding of taking them out of context. This can easily lead to misunderstanding or misreading of poetry, and it is impossible to accurately grasp the author's true intention.
3. Emphasize the importance of context to understanding;
This sentence emphasizes the importance of context for understanding poetry. Only in the specific historical, cultural and social background can the words and expressions of poetry be correctly interpreted. Therefore, readers need to have relevant background knowledge in order to accurately understand the meaning of poetry.
4. Oppose over-interpretation:
This sentence also opposes over-interpretation of poetry. Although poetry is vague and uncertain, excessive interpretation of poetry often leads to deviation from the author's original intention and even misleading. Therefore, readers should try to understand poetry from the author's point of view and avoid over-interpretation or subjective assumptions.