Text,History,and Spiritual Characteristics:The Inevitability of the Poetry Expresses Emotions in The Great Preface of the Book of Songs
That it solely views The Great Preface of the Book of Songs from the two dimensions,"expressing emotions"and"expressing intent",belongs to the theoretical perspective of later generations,making it difficult to approach its true connotation.Therefore,we must rely on the cultural and textual basis of Confucian ritual and music in the pre-Qin period,depend on the evolution of the internal spirit and historical background,and refer to the existing theoretical framework of"emotion"and"intent"to explore the poetic characteristics of The Great Preface of the Book of Songs.This book inherits the traditional teaching of"poetry"since the three dynasties,with the elucidation of universal principles as the mainstream.However,the records in The Book of Rites and other rite texts indicate that the pre-Qin theory of ritual and music is based on natural emotions,marking the germination of individual principles.Tracing back to the depths of history,the ritual and music of the Western Zhou Dynasty were dependent on external forces such as fate and customary norms,while Confucius reinterpreted ritual with"benevolence"in the Spring and Autumn Period,basing it on individual psychological principles and achieving a transition from heteronomy to autonomy.Therefore,"expressing emotions"has become the inevitable direction for the future of ritual and music culture and of poetic studies.
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