The traditional writings of realism that pioneered our literature

The Book of Songs is the traditional work of realism that started the literature of China.

I. The Book of Songs

It is the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry, the earliest of a general collection of poetry, collected from the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, *** 311, of which six are pith poems. That is, only the title, no content, known as the six pheng poems, reflecting the social landscape of the early Zhou to the late Zhou about five hundred years. The author is anonymous, and the vast majority of them can no longer be verified. They are said to have been collected by Yin Jifu and compiled by Confucius.

In the pre-Qin period, it was known as "Poetry", or the whole number of it was called "Poetry 300". During the Western Han Dynasty, it was honored as a Confucian classic and began to be called the Book of Poetry, which is still in use today. The Poetry Scriptures are divided into three parts: the Winds, the Elegance, and the Ode. The "Winds" are songs sung throughout the Zhou Dynasty; the "Elegant" is the Zhou people's elegant music, which is further divided into the "Lesser Elegance" and the "Greater Elegance".

In form it is clearly characterized by the early poetry of ancient China. For example, the stanzas are in four lines, and the chapter style is characterized by heavy chapters and overlapping sentences, one song and three sighs, and so on. In addition, the technique of fubi xing, summarized by later generations, is not only an important method of expression in the Book of Songs, but also some of the most essential aspects that have influenced the writing of ancient Chinese poetry, which is concerned with mood.

2. Introduction to the Poetry of the Book of Songs

1. The Wind is a folk song from various places, and it is the best part of the Poetry of the Book of Songs. It is the best part of "The Book of Songs". It sings about love, labor and other beautiful things, but also about nostalgia for one's homeland, thoughts of one's fellow conscripts, and grievances and anger against oppression and bullying. The technique of repetition is often used to repeat the chants, and the chapters in a poem often differ by only a few words, showing the characteristics of folk songs.

2. The "elegance" is divided into "Daya" and "Xiao Ya", which are mostly ritual poems of the nobles, praying for a good year and celebrating the virtues of ancestors. The authors of the Daya were aristocrats, but they were dissatisfied with the realities of politics, and in addition to banquet songs, sacrificial songs and epic poems, they also wrote satirical poems reflecting the aspirations of the people, and there were some folk songs in the Lesser Daya as well.

3. The Songs of Songs are the poems of the temple rituals, and the poems in the Ya and Songs of Songs are of great value to the study of early history, religion and society.