From The Original Poem To The Original Meaning Of "the Book Of Songs"

<The original meaning of poetry> from Ouyang, Xiu is a most important work forthe study of <the book of songs>. In this book, he proposed that comprehended the <thebook of songs> from view of literature to capture the origin of <the book of songs>,which separated from the comprehensions of previous work. He advanced the "Foursignificances" to help understand, therefore, the difference between the essential andtrifle of <the book of songs> can be told. In this study, discussed the "Foursignificances" from an aspect to the whole area, and combined with history andprinciple. The problem was discussed objective and completely from putting the workinto its social and politic background and the developing process of the study ofcomprehension of <the book of songs>. Meanwhile,“Four significances” pointed outthe different characteristics from discussing the four understanding towards <the bookof songs>. Moreover, according to that, a conclusion of his principles of explaining <thebook of songs>, those are concentrating on trifles rather than essentials, discussing withattitude, and understanding by heart. His work have a significant effect to the study of<the book of songs> in Song and later Dynasties. And a better understanding ofOuyang’s Hermeneutics thoughts was developed by comparing with westernHermeneutics from Hirsch...