On the Development of Wangguan Poetics in King Xuanwang Period
A large number of poems from King Xuanwang period in the Zhou dynasty are found in the Great and Small Ya,which is associated with the rise of King Xuanwang.The presence of two sets of po-ems with very different emotional colors in the poetic text at the same time is a reflection of the political and social ecology of King Xuanwang period.The editorial activity poetic texts during King Xuanwang period was aimed at serving the rituals of music and rituals,but it objectively led to a significant devel-opment of the function of poetry as satire and advice,which in turn led to the development of Wangguan poetics.From then on,poetics tended to become independent from the subordination of music educa-tion,and developed towards an ethical focus on moral education.
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