Title: The Book of Songs and the Logical Development of Aesthetic Consciousness of Pre-Qin
Abstract: The Book of Songs”embodies the logical development of aesthetic consciousness of Pre-Qin.‘Sacrificial Songs’ reflects the aesthetic characteristics of“the harmony between God and human”;the “epic” combining magic culture and history in “Da Ya” reflects the aesthetic consciousness developing from “the harmony between God and human” to “the harmony of ritual and music”;“the banquet music” in “Xiao Ya” reflects typically the aesthetic pursuit of “the harmony of ritual and music”;“mutant ballads and Ya” is the first sign of the aesthetic splitting in Pre-Qin. In their intrinsic quality, the aesthetic meaning of “the Ballads” is the same with seeking realistic beauty, natural beauty and unconstrained beauty in the periods of “Contention of a Hundred Schools of Thought”.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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