On The Song Text Of The Book Of Songs

The book of songs is the original work in Chinese poem history. With regard to its literature value, However, modern scholars extremely neglect, even deny the significance of song in The book of songs. They convince that these poems are only some of sacrifice music praising the monarchical powers, and are not worthy in both the main content and the artistic form. According to the time of songs creation, its cultural connotation, its artistic form, its connection to the civilization of ceremony and music in Western Zhou Dynasty and the function of its creating the meisong tradition in Chinese literature, the thesis renews song^s explanation and evaluation, and regards it as the series of extant poems in China. By reading these sacrifice music praising the monarchical power, we realize not only that our ancestors have experienced the tremendous hardship and gained the outstanding achievement in history, but also that song becomes the valuable text of literature criticism because of its profound cultural connation and comprehensive arts, especially in the spirits of musical aesthetics. In particular, it becomes the primogenitor of long-standing meisong tradition in China, and its status can not be neglected. Though meisong sings a praise of monarchical powers, it functions greatly in commemorating predecessor and holding the nation together. Each epoch there is the need to sing praises, which is not always negative and sometimes characterized by solidarity, unification, self-confidence, high-spirited tone. Song represents a cultural medium which fosters the people's social emotion, holds the nation together and promotes the social development.