An Overview of the Perception and Dispute Regarding"Ancient Poems"during the Han Wei and Six Dynasties
The perception of the"ancient poem"genre during the Wei-Jin period underwent a complex evolution.There were various interpretations of what constituted"ancient poems,"alongside differing views on the periods and authors associated with these works.This paper conducts a detailed examination of several key aspects:the origin of the term"ancient poems,"the preservation and dissemination of these poems at the end of the Han Dynasty,practices of imitating ancient poems,and the diverse perspectives of the poets themselves.Notable contributions of this study include discussions on how Jian'an poets incorporated and transformed ancient poems in their own compositions,and the view that these poems were amassed by the Music Bureau of the Han Dynasty.This collection facilitated their survival and spread in Luoyang after the turmoil at the end of the Han period.
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