Common sense of book of songs literature

The Book of Songs is the first collection of poems in China, with a total of 305 poems from the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period (there are 6 other poems by Xiaoya, which are not counted), so it is also called "300 poems" with Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu. "There are more than 300 ancient poems, which are related to Confucius, but not important ..." (Historical Records of Confucius Family) is said to have been compiled by Confucius. Formerly known as "Poetry", it was regarded as a classic by Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty, but it was called "The Book of Songs", also known as "Poetry 300". He initiated the excellent tradition of realism in China's ancient poetry creation. The content in The Book of Songs, in terms of its original nature, is the lyrics of songs. Mozi Meng Gong said, "There are 300 ode poems, 300 string poems, 300 song poems and 300 dance poems", which means that there are more than 300 poems, all of which can be recited, played with musical instruments and sung and danced. "Historical Records Confucius Family" also said: "Three hundred and fifty poems were written by Confucius, in order to combine Shao, Wu, elegance and praise." Although these statements are still possible to be discussed, there is no doubt that the Book of Songs was closely related to music and dance in ancient times. The Book of Songs is not only the earliest collection of poems, but also an encyclopedia reflecting the society at that time.

The "six meanings" in The Book of Songs refer to style, elegance, praise, fu, comparison and honor. The first three are content and the last three are technology.

The division of style, elegance and fu is based on the difference of music. The Wind includes 15 articles, most of which are folk songs in the Yellow River valley, and it is called *** 160 articles. Ya is divided into Xiaoya and Elegance, which are court music songs with *** 105. Odes include

Zhou Fu, Lu Fu and Shang Fu are 40 music and dance songs used in ancestral halls.

Specifically, the characteristics and influence of The Book of Songs are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

First, lyric poetry in The Book of Songs is the mainstream.

Secondly, the poems in The Book of Songs, except for a few, fully reflect the real world, daily life and daily experience.

Thirdly, in connection with the second item mentioned above, The Book of Songs has obvious political and moral color as a whole.

Fourthly, the lyric poems in The Book of Songs are generally restrained when expressing personal feelings, so they appear peaceful.

The Book of Songs often adopts the form of overlapping chapters, that is, between repeated chapters, there are only a few changes in word meaning and literal meaning, resulting in the effect of singing and sighing. This is a feature of folk songs, which can strengthen the expression of feelings. Therefore, it is most commonly used in folk songs such as "National Wind" and "Xiaoya", but rarely appears in political poems such as "Ode to Ya" and "Xiaoya". A typical example, such as Nan Zhou Mix:

Pick and choose, pick and choose. It's a short story to pick up flies and collect them.

Pick and choose and say a few words. Pick and choose, fine print.

Pick and choose, Kan Kan and talk. Pick and choose, make a fool of yourself.