A Study On The Quotation Of The “Book Of Songs” In Han And Wei Dynasties Inscriptions

The introduction of the Book of Songs into Chinese literature originated from the Spring and Autumn Period.Catch the phenomenon that Han,the Book of Songs leapt to the classic position,and the trend of quoting the Book of Songs inherited from the Pre-qin period,which was more vigorous and still flourished in Han and Wei dynasties.During this period,the development of inscriptions also ushered in the first complete evolution process.The introduction of the Book of Songs by inscriptions is not only an echo of the trend of quoting the Book of Songs in this era,but also a style with strong practical color,which shows its unique features.In view of this,this paper explores the relationships between inscriptions and the Book of Songs from the following four aspects,taking the quotation of the Book of Songs from inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties as the breakthrough point.The first chapter clarifies the development process of inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties and the causes of the phenomenon of quoting the Book of Songs into inscriptions.Influenced by subjective and objective factors,such as social development,rulers’ actions,social culture and people’s psychology,the development of inscriptions in this time showed a dynamic change process from slow growth to rapid surge and then to sharp decline.At this time,the strong trend of introducing the Book of Songs into inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties,the group who wrote inscriptions were familiar with the Book of Songs under the background of worshiping Confucianism and promoting learning,the agreement between inscriptions and the Book of Songs in content,form and style contributed to the formation and prevalence of the trend of introducing the Book of Songs into inscriptions.The second chapter analyzes the basic situation of quoting the Book of Songs from inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties.Through a comprehensive analysis of relevant literature statistics,it is concluded that among the 357 inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties,there are 174 inscriptions with 767 quotations involving 144 the contents of the Book of Songs,and most of them are concentrated in Ya and Song.In different ways of quoting the Book of Songs in inscriptions,they can be divided into four categories: quoting the themes of the Book of songs,quoting the original sentences of the Book of songs,using the verses of the Book of songs and quoting the words of the Book of songs,among which the way of using the verses of the Book of songs is the most used.The third chapter examines the dual value of quoting the Book of Songs into inscriptions in Han and Wei dynasties from the perspective of literary interpretation and Confucian classics.In literary interpretation,On the one hand,the inscriptions inherits the tradition of describing morality and romance of the Book of Songs.on the other hand,it also fits the characteristics of praising morality and showing filial piety with tombstone as the principal part.While the quotation of the Book of Songs into the inscriptions focuses on the words and more than the attached descriptions,it not only explores the literary implication of the Book of Songs,but also makes the literary characteristics of the inscriptions more and more obvious.In Confucian Classics,the differences in writing and interpretation of the Book of Songs quoted from inscriptions not only reveal the dissemination and acceptance of the four the Book of Songs in Han and Wei dynasties,but also help to clarify the appearance of the study of the Book of Songs in this period.The fourth chapter selects the inscriptions of Cai Yong to carry out a case study.On the basis of summarizing the characteristics of quoting the Book of Songs from Cai Yong’s inscriptions,this paper discusses the utility of citing the Book of Songs from his inscriptions.In particular,Cai Yong’s literary grace is very high,and his inscriptions simulate the poetic style and quote the Book of Songs in many places,and melt them into the sentence patterns with the same length and length,make its inscriptions language more elegant and moist.At the same time,Cai Yong studied Lushi and quoted a lot of the Book of Songs in his inscriptions creation,which also contributed to the preservation of Lushi.