Discussion On Song, Zan, Zhen, Ming In Xianqin And Lianghan Periods

"song", "zan", "zhen", "ming", four literary compositions in rhyme originate quite early, and have a certain status especially in literary history before han dynasty. But these literary forms have not been paid enough attention because of weak study of literary form in our country. At the foundation of collecting, arranging, and study the materials of predecessors' research, this thesis discusses the origin, development, change of these four literary forms, and the relation between "song", "zan", "zhen", "ming" and such literary forms as "shi", "sao'Y'fu", in order to expore the basic law of origin, development and change of literary forms in xianqin and lianghan periods. This thesis has four parts as following:Part one studies "song" in xianqin and lianghan periods, maintains that "song" originates from "narrating of ceremony". "zan'"s developing stages can be differentiated as following; words of songs in early stage, "zhousong" of "yaronggaoshen" for ceremony, "luosong" of "songzhu", "song" of praising objects in zhanguo period and varied development affected by literary forms of "sao'Y'fu" in han dynasty.Part two discusses "zan" in xianqin and lianghan periods. At first, studies the predecessors' explanation of "zan", considers that the meaning of "eulogize" of "zan" precedes "ming ye, zhu ye". The origin of "eulogy" is calculated from singing and chanting in ceremony. This thesis divides "zan" into "baozan" and "fuzan" to study "zan" in han dynasty.Part three discusses that "ming" originates from "naming" when casting implement such as "ding'Y'yi" for ceremony, and analyzes the works of "ming" that represent the developing characteristic in right times.Part four discusses that the original meaning of "zhen" is from "bamboo pin", and the meaning of "insert", "thorn" of "zhen" extend to the meaning of "warn", "persuade" and "admonish". The literary form of "zhen" originates from such persuading words, "zhen" is used to persuade and warn king before chunqiu perids, persuade and warn officials in zhanguo period, and persuade and warn oneself in han dynasty and later, "zhen" is also used to describe objects. In han dynasty "zhenwen" develops with enlarged theme, varied forms and strengthened literary color.In xianqin and lianghan periods, consciousness of literary forms was not so clear anddefinite in our country, the difference of literary forms was not type but function. After han dynasty, literary forms grew up gradually, went to common from high palace with enlarged contents and themes of them. The function of literary form was weakened while literature of it was strengthened, literary forms' development is the result of joint effect of inside factor and outside factor of literary forms. The mutual effect of literary froms is not balanced, in one times the literary form which is in the main position of literature affects other literary apparently.