The Writing Of "The Classic Of Poetry" In The Japanese Works On "The History Of Chinese Literature"

“The young shoots of reeds are grey,the white dew looks like frost;The lady who is so-called that person,is at another side of the river.” This ancient poem reverberates in the long history of Chinese literature.“The Classic of Poetry” is still full of vitality with its simple and elegant literary style,the social function of ethical education,and the spiritual culture of rituals,music and religion.It has become an important legacy of literary and cultural in the history of China and the world.As a close neighbor of China,Japan under the radiation of the vast and inclusive Chinese culture.It introduced “the Classic of Poetry”into their country,and cultivated it deeply,making it splendid and dazzling.“The Classic of Poetry” has mutated in the cultural context of other countries,and has become a heterogeneous text that different from the original."Stones from other mountains can attack jade",after a thousand years of research on “the Classic of Poetry”,it was transformed into a classic text of Japanese ideology in the Edo period.In the Meiji period,Japan experienced the "Black Ship" incident,was forced to open its doors and took the initiative to start top-down reforms.The Japanese academia under the influence of Europe and the United States has also undergone drastic changes.European studies prevailed and Sinology declined.However,the introduction of Western literary history genres made Japan the first country in the world to write “the History of Chinese Literary”.This has also become an important opportunity for the re-canonization of “the Classic of Poetry”,making it gradually lose its “classical” status and begin to stand in the forest of world literature as a classic literary.The Taisho period,which was swept by the tide of democracy,became a beautiful and illusory flower in Japanese history.In this period,Sinology was independent from Japanese literature and became “Chinese Studies”.“The Classic of Poetry” existed as an “other text” in “the History of Chinese Literary”.In the early Showa period dominated by radical fascism and militarism ideology,Japanese academic circles either studied China for the purpose of advocating the rationality of war,or based on anti-war ideology,or classified it as objective scientific research for purely academic purposes.“The Classic of Poetry” has undergone multiple changes in identity in various“the History of Chinese Literary” writings,theoretical thoughts and methodologies.After the war,Japan is advancing in reform,and new ideas from Europe and the United States are constantly pouring in.The traditional identity of “The Classic of Poetry” has completely changed in “the History of Chinese Literary”.Thus,it shines with the light of human prototype under the methodology of folklore and anthropology.The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the writing process of “the Classic of Poetry” in the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”,explore the interpretation changes of “The Classic of Poetry” in different literary history writings.Thus,to obtain the revelation of the classic reconstruction of “the Classic of Poetry” in the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”.This thesis is mainly composed of three parts: introduction,main body and conclusion.The main body is arranged according to the historical period,development logic,and the writing type of the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”.Thus,the chapters are arranged by the writing context,writing method and writing purpose.The details are as follows:The introduction mainly expounds the meaning and significance of the selected topic,and makes a detailed summary and commentary on the researches of the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature” and “the Classic of Poetry” in Japan involved in China and Japan.These include four parts: Japanese and Chinese Studies of the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”,Chinese Study on “the Classic of Poetry” in Japan,and Chinese Study on “the Classic of Poetry” in the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”.Based on the extensive literature,the research ideas and methods of this thesis are expounded.The first chapter is ‘The Opportunity for the Re-canonization of “the Classic of Poetry” in the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”’.This chapter expounds the origin of the writing of “the History of Chinese Literary” in the Meiji history that Western science was introduced and Sinology was declining.Also,the general view of the writing of “the Classic of Poetry” in the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”.The second chapter is ‘The Japanese Status of “the Classic of Poetry”: Confirmation in Retrospect(Meiji Period 1882-1911)’.This chapter will focus on “the History of Chinese Literary” written by eight sinologists in the Meiji period,including Suematsu Kenchomi,Kojo Kokichi,Takejiro Takase,Toyohachi Fujita,Tenzui Kubo,Taneo Sasagawa,Naoki Kano.When Sinology was on the decline and the European wind was blowing,this chapter explores how sinologists trace the “Japanese identity” of “the Classic of Poetry” in the entanglement between the new and the old,the broken and the standing.The third chapter is ‘The Double Identity of “the Classic of Poetry”: Rebirth in Independence(Taisho Period 1912-1926)’.This chapter talks about two sinologists,Shiotani and Suzuki Toruo.The Taisho era was a transitional period between Meiji and Showa,and it was also the shortest period in Japanese history with only 15 years.However,this period has become a utopian era that later generations of Japanese people yearn for.In the collision of Eastern and Western cultural exchanges,various trends of thought have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.Under the influence of various social thoughts and the tide of the times,the pioneering spirit of these two sinologists has also made them famous in the Japanese sinology circle for eternity.Then,how did the source text of “the Classic of Poetry” gradually begin to be independent and reborn after acquiring “Japanese status”? This chapter will dig deeper.The fourth chapter is ‘The Life Continuity of “the Classic of Poetry”: Moving Forward on the Lost Way(Pre-Showa 1926-1945)’.The sinologists involved in this chapter are six sinologists with very different styles,such as Kojima Kenkichiro,Watanabe Hideyoshi,Aoki Masaru,Nishizawa Michikan,Nagasawa Kijuya,and Mizuno Heiji.The short Taisho period ended and entered the radical Showa era.The short Taisho period ended and entered the radical Showa era.At this time,Japan’s capital accumulation after World War I finally embarked on the road of militarism.Under the turbulent wartime system,traditional Sinology research also divided into various trends.The first is “research for the purpose of studying China”,that is,the aggressive research carried out to advocate war;the second is the study of Sinology under the anti-war thought;the third is purely academic research.This chapter will explore how the source text of “the Classic of Poetry” can clear the fog,overcome obstacles and continue life in the barren historical context.The fifth chapter is ‘“The Classic of Poetry” Rebirth after Calamity: Nirvana in Tradition(Late Showa-Heisei Period 1946-2019)’.This chapter selects nine representative and influential authors of “the History of Chinese Literature” in the late Showa period(after the war),most of whom are also important sinologists in the modern Japanese period.They are Uchida Izuminosuke,Shimizu Kiyomi,Kurashiki Takeshiro,Sato Ichiro,Yoshikawa Kojiro,Matsubara Lang,Maeno Naobin,Shirakawa Shizuo,Iwagi Hideo.The war launched under the ideological rule of Japanese militarism not only brought endless disasters and harm to the people of China and the world,but also made itself devastated and dilapidated.In the process of social reconstruction,Japanese economy has experienced rapid development,and Western ideas and theories have been pouring in continuously.The innovation of methodology has led to a fundamental change in Sinology research.The sinologists also gradually began to accept and use new research methods such as cultural anthropology,folklore,and archetypal criticism,so that the source text of “the Classic of Poetry” could complete the transformation of its identity in the field of world literature.In the conclusion,I summarize the writing situation of “the Classic of Poetry” in the historical context and in the context of the Japanese works on “the History of Chinese Literature”,as well as the process of identity transformation and classic reconstruction of“the Classic of Poetry”.