Title: Yuan Dynasty Acceptance of The Book of Songs between the Study of Confucian Classics and Literature
Abstract: People in the Yuan Dynasty regard The Book of Songs as a work with the properties of both Confucian classics and literature,and they expand their explanation and perception on this basis.One the one hand,they stride forward according to the philosophy of Zhu Xi,as feel the substances and express the feelings while chanting and writing poetries conveying one's emotion.On the other hand,they still emphasis on the function of The Book of Songs as the Classic of the Confucian School to applaud,criticize,educate and civilize.From the basis of originating The Book of Songs,the elegant and gentle style in Yuan tries to conciliate the debate between the and logic in Tang and Song,and finally,by following the style in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty,it insists on the integrity/peace of chanting the emotion and,in the same time,also adapts to the political need of advocating the contemporary prosperity.Therefore,The Book of Songs is exactly the origin of the elegant and gentle style of poetry in the Yuan Dynasty.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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