Classical Scholarship in WeiJin Period and Restoration of Ancient Literary Tradition(PDF)
《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2013年05期
- Page:
- 121-128
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- Title:
- Classical Scholarship in WeiJin Period and Restoration of Ancient Literary Tradition
- Author(s):
- LIU Yunhao; CHENG Ping
- Keywords:
- Wei and Jin Dynasties; Confucian Classics; literature; restoration of ancient tradition
- PACS:
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- Abstract:
- Confucian classics, especially the Book of Songs, were one of the leading forces shaping the literature of the WeiJin Period. In terms of the poetic style, WeiJin literature mimicked the Book of Songs, with siyan poems (the poems with each line composed of four Chinese characters) as its major pattern. In terms of the subject matter and theme, WeiJin literature directly mimicked the Book of Songs, and created three types of poems: the poems depicting Confucian Classics; the poems supplementing the missing part of the Book of Songs; the poems parodying the Book of Songs. The fervor of restoring ancient literary tradition reached its peak in that period. In terms of the artistic style, WeiJin literature gave priority to ya (odes) and song (hymns), and transformed feng into ya, making a bold exploration of how to inherit the literary tradition of the Book of Songs. WeiJin literature forms a key link in the long history of Chinese literature.
Last Update: 2013-09-25