Traditional characteristics of pre-Qin literature

The traditional characteristics of pre-Qin literature include various forms, emphasis on music and morality.

The characteristics of pre-Qin literature;

1. Various forms: Pre-Qin literature took many forms, including poetry and prose. The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems, and the songs of southern and national styles also represented the rich literary features at that time.

2. Pay attention to music: literature in the pre-Qin period is often combined with music. For example, many chapters in The Book of Songs were written to praise or accompany music, reflecting the close relationship between literature and music at that time.

3. Pay attention to morality and ethics: literary works usually pay attention to expressing the author's thinking and reflection on morality and ethics, and reflect the values of society at that time. Quotations in The Analects of Confucius and Tao Te Ching both emphasize the importance of morality and human relations.

4. Pay attention to lyricism: In pre-Qin literature, expressing personal feelings and emotional experiences is a common theme. For example, Qu Yuan's parting thoughts in Li Sao and his philosophical thoughts on life and death in Zhuangzi.

Representative works of pre-Qin literature;

1 The Book of Songs: Also known as 300 Poems, it is the earliest collection of poems in China, including poems from different regions and historical periods, reflecting the social outlook and people's thoughts and feelings at that time.

2. Chuci: Including Qu Yuan's Li Sao and Tian Wen. Songs of the Chu is a masterpiece of Chu literature, which shows Qu Yuan's unique literary style with bold language and profound thoughts.

3. The Analects of Confucius: It records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples and is one of the Confucian classics. This book emphasizes the morality of rites and music and political ethics, which has a far-reaching influence on later Confucianism.

Pre-Qin literary background

1, in troubled times:

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is an era of drastic changes in the history of China. Countries constantly strive for hegemony, wars continue, and society is in turmoil. This commotion caused people to think deeply about society, life and morality, which was reflected in literary works.

2. A hundred schools of thought contend:?

During this period, there appeared many schools such as Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism and Legalism, which spread their ideas through literary works. The Analects of Confucius, Tao Te Ching and other works reflect different schools' discussions on social system and ethics.

3, the change of social concept:

In the pre-Qin period, the feudal system was gradually formed and the social strata were divided. People began to have a deeper understanding of power, obligation, human nature and other issues, which is reflected in literary works.