The Study On "Original Meaning In The Book Of Songs"

As traditional culture classic, the Book of Songs has always been paid attention for two thousand years, voluminous writings to study the Book of Songs appeared, these works reflect different characteristics in different periods. Song dynasty is an academic and changeable period, under the guidance by the academic thinking of crash in doubt, studies combined with the social reality, attention to practical statecraft in the style of study sparked a trend, get rid of the old note, invented by the purpose and explore the new meaning turn into the academic consensus. Ouyang Xiu initiated to explore the original meaning of the Book of Songs in the Northern Song dynasty, criticize Mao Zheng, identifyright and wrong, doubt Preface firstly, open Momoyo of confusion, with its bold spirit of doubt about history, truth-seeking careful and precise manner, the Book of Songs carve out a broad study of world, become the pioneering works of science of the Book of Songs in Song dynasty. The theory on "According to the text seeking justice", "based on human relationships" and the methodology of "meant to express the ideas of the essay" had been put forward explained the poetry with an earth style and an attitude of seeking truth from facts of writing, opened up a new way for the Book of Songs research,It had a profound impact to later scholars from the Song Zhu Xi to Qing YaoJi heng, Fangyu run and others.they all invariably where affected by Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu Systematize ZhengXuan's sub-system of poems in a systematic order. Of course, subjected to the constraints of time and many other factors, there are also shortcomings in Original meaning of the Book of Songs, but the first of its kind contribution from Ouyang Xiu take the place in the academic history.