Xia Chuancai And The Book Of Songs

Xia Chuancai and his studying works are model cases in the contemporary history of the Book of Songs study. Using the literature theory of Marxism and modern plural theory method in western countries synthetically, Xia has carried on overall research including the basic problems of the Book of Songs, the history of the Book of Songs Study, the literature of the Book of Songs, and so on; so he has made outstanding achievement and played an important role in the contemporary history of the Book of Songs study. This dissertation has a comprehensive research on Xia Chuancai's studying works of the Book of Songs , and try to find the factors which may be enlightened to the future of the Book of Songs study, in order to benefit the development of academy.Chapter one summarizes the main content of Xia Chuancai's studying works of the Book of Songs, and introduces the historical background of his study from the academic and political respects.Chapter two underlines Xia Chuancai's new opinions according the basic problems of the Book of Songs, including the problem about Confucius deleting the Book of Songs , Mao's Preface, the value of the hymn and art features of the Fu.Chapter three concludes Xia Chuancai's study achievement of the Book of Songs from the literature respect. His literature study of the Book of Songs has possessed tentatively the modern research system in language art of the Book of Songs . The ultimate goal of his research is to summarize artistic experience, and he has also written many appreciation articles.Chapter four introduces Xia Chuancai's most ground-breaking achievement in the contemporary history of the Book of Songs study : he used the modern academic system to start the research of the history of the Book of Songs study. The Outline of the History of the Book of Songs Study does not only show Xia Chuancai's concept of the history of the Book of Songs study, but also of historical significance.Chapter five introduces Xia Chuancai's exploration on the research methods of the Book of Songs and his advantages and dis advantages. He used the traditional theory of Marxism method and western modern method synthetically and dialectically, which has important enlightened function to the contemporary study of the Book of Songs.Chapter six introduces in brief Xia Chuancai's outstanding contributions to modern study of the Book of Songs.