As for its characteristics, it is gentle and sincere, and it teaches poetry.
Confucius even said, "If you don't learn poetry, you have nothing to say", which shows the profound influence of The Book of Songs on ancient literature in China.
The function of poetry: "What is a boy's poem? Poetry can flourish, be observed, be grouped and be resented. You are the father of all things, you are the king of distant things, and you know the name of birds, animals and grass better. "
"Three hundred poems are recited, and politics is not up to it; Do it around, but not specifically. Although many, do you still think? "
Mencius: On poetry, Mencius said, "Poets don't judge words, they don't judge ambitions, they oppose ambitions with ambitions, and they make contributions with ambitions." "Praise his poetry, read his book, I don't know who. Is based on its world. "
Xunzi: Xunzi first regarded 300 Poems in Confucian works as a classic. He advised students to study. > It is pointed out in the article that learning must begin with chanting and end with the ceremony of reading.
Sima Qian: The Book of Songs was mentioned twice in Preface to Taishi Gong. On one occasion, Master Hu Yi and I discussed the spirit of Confucius' continuation of the Spring and Autumn Annals: The Book of Changes was written in the four seasons and five elements of heaven and earth, so it was longer than change; "Rite" is a discipline of human relations, so it is good at doing things; The "book" records the affairs of the former king, so it is longer than politics; Poetry records mountains and valleys, animals and plants, men and women, so it is longer than the wind; "Music" stands for music, so it is longer than harmony; Spring and autumn distinguish right from wrong, so they are good at managing people. Therefore, courtesy is good at saving people, music is good at making peace, books are good at telling things, poems are good at expressing ideas, I ching is fickle, and morality is good in spring and autumn.
The second time was an influential discussion on "writing with anger", which was quite classic and somewhat similar to some words in Letter to Ren. Here's just one sentence from the poem: "Three Hundred Poems" is similar to what sages do when they are angry.
Dong Zhongshu: "Poetry fails to convey the meaning" was clearly put forward by this person as a theory. The original words are "I heard that poetry failed to express meaning, but in the Spring and Autumn Period, meaning changed from righteousness to human beings." "
Zhu: He has two most famous views. First, he believes that the Book of Songs: "The so-called poetic style is mostly due to the work of making ballads. The so-called men and women sing songs and express their opinions. " That is to say, it is the first time that Old Master Q explicitly put forward that The Book of Songs is an alley ballad (folk song); The second is the theory of obscene poetry. Especially when it comes to Zheng Feng, he thinks that nine times out of ten Zheng Feng is obscene poetry.
He Xiu (Confucian scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty): It is said that the Book of Songs is "Men and women hate each other, so they sing, workers sing about their things, and the hungry sing about their food".
Hu Shi: The Book of Songs is not a classic, but a collection of ancient ballads.
Liang Qichao: "The existing pre-Qin ancient books are mixed with true and false, and almost none of them are without problems. They are true Jin Meiyu, and their words are credible. The Book of Songs is the first. "
Lu Xun: According to the actual contents of Feng, Ya and Ode, he thinks the Book of Songs is "the oldest collection of poems in China". Elegance, the music song of the court; The Psalm is also a musical song of the ancestral temple. "
/kloc-In the monograph "Looking at China's Ancient Customs and People's Feelings from the Book of Songs" written by the Frenchman Biot at the beginning of the 9th century, it is clearly pointed out that the Book of Songs is "one of the best genre paintings handed down to us in East Asia, and it is also an indisputable and authentic document". "It shows us the ancient customs, social life and the degree of civilization development in an ancient style."
In the mid-20th century, Russian academician Federlin also said: "The Book of Songs is a unique encyclopedia in ancient China."