The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in ancient China, and it is also the first classic poem in the history of China literature. It collects early folk songs, ballads, court music and dance songs in China. According to the different content and genre, it is divided into three parts: style, elegance and fu. * * * contains 305 poems, dating from about 1 1 century to the 7th century BC.
These poems mainly reflect the court life and people's production and life in the Zhou Dynasty, covering love, homesickness, social reality and natural scenery, and expressing people's feelings and concerns about social life.
The poetry form of The Book of Songs is simple, mainly composed of four-character poems, and its style is natural and beautiful, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of classical poetry and literature and art in later generations. At the same time, The Book of Songs is also one of the important documents to study the ancient culture and history of China.
Although The Book of Songs is a literary work, its ballads are closely related to the music and dance in the Zhou Dynasty, which reflects the development and changes of early music art and has important reference value for the study of ancient music and dance.
Characteristics of The Book of Songs
1, Diversity: The Book of Songs collected poems of different races, classes and genders, showing the diversity and inclusiveness of society at that time.
2. Profound: The songs in The Book of Songs are close to the social life at that time, reflecting the social outlook and ideology at that time, thus reflecting the inner feelings of the author and the people at that time.
3. Artistry: The Book of Songs is one of the representatives of ancient Chinese poetry. Its poetic form is concise, its rhyme is clear, its emotion is sincere, and its language style is natural and beautiful.
4. Worth tasting: The poems in The Book of Songs are the embodiment of cultural accumulation and national spirit, which are deeply loved and respected by Chinese people and are still widely sung and studied.
5. Cultural value: The Book of Songs is one of the treasures of ancient Chinese culture, which has had an important impact on the formation and development of ancient Chinese culture, the innovation and development of music art, and the prosperity and progress of ancient literature.