Adherence to the Right Path and Innovation:New Exploration of Su Shi's Viewpoints on the Study of"The Book of Songs"
Su Shi indirectly expresses his views on the academic issues of"The Book of Songs"in his works"Ask'Xiao Ya'about the Decline of Zhou"and"On the Five Blessings of Being Drunken".His ideological understanding combines adherence to the right path and innovation.Under the influence of Han and Tang theories,he forms an under-standing of the basic properties and important propositions of"The Book of Songs",which is often overlooked in previ-ous studies.Su Shi's articles are good at discussing,advocate"human emotions",and emphasize the literary attributes of"The Book of Songs"and the Confucian tradition of applying it to the world.They are not only an important compo-nent of"Three Su"Confucianism,but also reflect the ideological changes of literati and scholars under the collision of new and old academic exchanges in the early Northern Song Dynasty.They provide important references for studying the dissemination and acceptance of"The Book of Songs"at that time.At the same time,argumentative articles represented by"The Five Blessings of Being Drunken"also have unique literary value in the study of"The Book of Songs".
Su Shistudy of"The Book of Songs""Ask'Xiao Ya'about the Decline of Zhou""The Five Bless-ings of Being Drunken"