The Study On Maoshi Zhengyi

From the perspective of hermeneutics, this paper explores the explanation of poems with the literature method in Maoshi Zhengyi. It analyzes the reasons and purposes of this method, and comments on its influences and significance. This paper consists of four parts. The introduction mainly introduces the backgrounds of Maoshi Zhengyi and research literatures. It points out the existing problems in the research and puts forward that literature and Confucianism are not the totally different systems without any connection. Both of them summarize the subjects on the basis of analyzing the words. Only because the purposes and explanation methods are different, the summarized subjects are the same ones. Furthermore, it defines the literature method. Chapter one investigates the ways of explanation of poems in Maoshi Zhengyi and their theoretical sources. Chapter two explores the viewpoints of poems in Maoshi Zhengyi. The appearance of such explanation methods is the results of the literature development since the Wei, Jin, and Northern & Southern Dynasties. Although the explanation of poems is abundant, it does not lead to the literature explanation of The Book of Songs. Chapter three analyzes the reasons of introducing literature method of explanation of poems in the study of Confucian classics from the perspective of the Changing direction of Hanxue & Songxue. Finally, it is concluded that the above mentioned explanation method has profound significance in the history of the study of Confucian classics as well as literature.In the history of the study of Confucian classics, it makes the explanation of Confucianism more reasonable and provides possibilities to the changing direction in the application of Confucian classics. Therefore, the position of Confucian classics is strengthened. In the history of the study of literature, it promotes to explore more literature values of The Book of Songs because the authorities recognize such explanation methods.