The Literary System of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Formation of Early Chinese Literary Spiritual Traits
The literary system of the Western Zhou Dynasty was born during the ideological and cultural trans-formation during the Yin and Zhou dynasties,and the ideological construction of the Duke Zhou's ritual and music system unconsciously promoted the literary system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.The literary system of the Western Zhou Dynasty,based on ritual and music,nurtured unique literary spiritual traits and established the cultural gene of Chinese literature,which is embodied as follows:the writing of ritual and music reflects the spirit of realism,the theme of edification generates a gentle and moderate aesthetic orientation,the agricultural experience cultivates rich historical rational spirit,and the document of ritual and music forms a unique literary expression.In a word,the literary system of the Western Zhou Dynasty relies on"ritual","edification","experience"and"genre",con-structed the generation field of the spiritual traits of early Chinese literature and affected the development trend of ancient Chinese literature in later generations.
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