Approaching the Earliest Collection of Chinese Poetry -- the Book of Songs
《走近诗经》
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1The course introduces the historical background of the Book of Songs and the historical situation of ancient China at that time. It explains the literary knowledge of the Book of Songs, so that students have a preliminary understanding of the culture of the Book of Songs. The course focuses on "Guan Ju", which is from the Book of Songs • National Style • Zhou Nan, the first part of the Book of Songs. It reflects a young man's love and pursuit for a beautiful woman, and expresses the pain that a man cannot have his wish fulfilled, as well as the joy that he can have his wish fulfilled by imagining. This poem is the ancestor of Chinese love poetry and has unique artistic characteristics.
课程介绍《诗经》的历史背景以及当时中国古代的历史情况,讲解《诗经》的文学知识,让学生初步了解《诗经》文化。课程重点讲解《关雎》,《关雎》出自《诗经•国风•周南》,是《诗经》的首篇,反映一个青年对一位容貌美丽姑娘的爱慕和追求,表现男子求而不得的痛苦,以及想象求而得之的喜悦。这首诗是中国爱情诗之祖,具有独到的艺术特色。