On the Character of Shu Nv in Zhou Dynasty from The Book of Songs and Love Poems with National Style

The national style of The Book of Songs Women in the Zhou Dynasty I. The quality of a lady The national style of The Book of Songs is mostly folk songs, and there are also chapters in which men and women chant love. According to the traditional analysis of The Book of Songs, the family is the foundation of the society, and only when the way of husband and wife conforms to etiquette and the family is harmonious and stable can the country maintain long-term stability. Women are an important part of the family. Among the 16 1 poems in The Book of Songs, love poems occupy an important position. Different love poems have different emotional tone, and these love poems have shaped one unique female image after another, showing the lady character of the Zhou Dynasty. Legend of poetry anthology: Only the Zhou Dynasty made a expedition to the north, and Wang Ziwen turned him into a sage. Everyone has the temperament of a sage, so it originated from the speaker: whether you like lewd or sad does not hurt your health, just two poems.

First, it focuses on Nan Zhou and Zhao Nan.

Guan Ju, a quiet girl, a wandering girl-passive, reserved and graceful image, noble and elegant feelings, made Guan Ju's first poem in The Book of Songs, which Zhu called the sum of his temperament. (2) Mao's Preface explains the virtue of empresses in The Book of Songs, and thinks that Guan Ju shows the single-minded character that husband and wife should have. The importance of Guan Ju in the whole poem is self-evident. Simply analyzing the love factors in the text, the whole poem tells the story that young men are eager to pursue the gentle lady in their minds, but they can't get it, and their hearts are tortured. We can find that the whole poem starts from the protagonist's emotional point of view, from how to miss each other, how to feel unable to sleep in the heart to please a lady who is harmonious with the piano and the harp. The object admired by the protagonist from beginning to end is not described positively, but as the pursued object, reserved and distant, quiet and passive, introverted, and not easy to fall in love with people. In poetry, men hope to win the hearts of women through their own methods, specifically playing the piano and drums. It can be seen that the outstanding and beautiful women in Zhou at that time all knew music, loved harps and instruments, and had a certain degree of education, which could only be approached by noble methods. Coincidentally, in the poem "A Quiet Woman in a High Wind", the beauty of seed of love wanted to meet her lover and gave her a musical instrument as a token of love. Music becomes a bridge and bond between men and women, and men and women approach each other in a noble way. This is closely consistent with the Confucian view that the family is the foundation of society and the combination of men and women must be polite and rational.

One of the characteristics of ladies in The Book of Songs is that they are reserved, have noble sentiments and upbringing, and do not cross the line.

Rufen, with curly ears,-understands the righteousness and bears the burden of the family. China's ancient traditional culture holds that there are differences between men and women, and one of the important differences lies in the different social fashions: men hunt and fight outside; The center of a woman's life is her family. Due to the absence of men, women play a waiting role in the relationship between men and women. ④ One of the important contents of the love poems in The Book of Songs is the poem of thinking about women. This kind of poetry shows the quality of ladies at that time, that is, in the absence of men, women show noble sentiments and can shoulder the heavy responsibility of family and labor. Rufen is a poem by Nan Zhou, the national style of The Book of Songs. Described a woman who woke up in the morning and missed her husband because she didn't see him far away, and dreamed of meeting him. However, although I miss my husband deeply and cherish his fatigue, I also care about my parents, my home country and support him to serve the royal family. Mao Zi-xu thinks that powder shows that women can be gentle with gentlemen. As a wife, when a wife endures the pain of separation from her husband in the family, she shows that she cares about her husband's hard work first, then describes the safety of the country and parents, and puts herself behind her family. A lady must have a great heart for her parents and dedication to her family. As an important support of the family, with her husband's long journey, women have a deep understanding of the great righteousness in their thoughts, and they have also devoted themselves to labor and shouldered the burden of the family. Curled Ears is another masterpiece of Nan Zhou's poems about thinking about women. The poem depicts the wife picking her curly ears in the street after her husband's long journey, and she is worried about her distant husband. On the one hand, we can see that, as Zhu said, this poem shows the single-mindedness of empresses.

For example, Mao's Preface commented, "Curly talking about the ambition of empresses also helps gentlemen to seek virtue and judges to know the diligence of courtiers, and they are interested in being virtuous and selfless."

In ancient times, the standard of being a good wife and mother was embodied in the spirit of putting the husband before himself and in the practice of work. It is also a scene depicting women's labor. The situation described in the whole poem is similar to that of Juan Er, but the description of labor is more specific. In describing the process of female picking, the poem describes specific labor behaviors such as picking, touching, smoothing and picking, and each action has different meanings and functions. The description of these movements vividly shows that women at that time had skilled domestic labor skills.

These poems about thinking about women in the Book of Songs are actually a kind of praise for women at that time. Men travel far. In family life, as the main body stationed at home, women not only miss her deeply emotionally, but also overcome the pain and put themselves in her husband's shoes, which is called the help of her husband's wife in spirit. In the work, I use my own strength to contribute to the family and shoulder the heavy responsibility of family work with my delicate shoulders.

There has always been a saying that The Book of Songs is a book about the virtues of empresses. Behind every touching love poem story, we can see the description of the life code of conduct of the concubines in the harem at that time, and the color of moral education for people under the background of the king culture.

He Zhong in The Book of Songs has many interpretations of its theme, namely, it is regarded as a masterpiece describing the virtue of not jealous of concubines in the palace, and it is also a poem with strong enlightenment color. Compared with concubines who are not jealous, kings have the form of rich children and royalty. It can be seen that the traditional concept of China in ancient times attached great importance to carrying on the family line, and there were many queens in the court, so the queens should put their personal feelings after the emperor's family line. However, Xiaoxing's works have always been interpreted differently. Through the interpretation of Zhu's Biography of Poems, Xiaoxing believes that the change in the south of the Yangtze River will inherit the jealousy of the concubine and benefit her life. Through the analysis of the text, we can find that Xiaoxing's works also promote concubine jealousy, which is more explained by the expression of women's inner feelings. The women who entered the harem can be said to be the best women of that era. They received a good education and were elected to the palace with superior conditions. But their fate is uneven, and their feelings are more special than those of women in ordinary families. Serving the king, every concubine's feelings are not satisfied, and she has to sigh the disparity in fate between people. Neo-Confucianism, represented by Zhu, believes that empresses should be free from jealousy in order to make the royal family prosper; This kind of education also set an example for the ladies at that time.

The quality of a lady lies in letting go of my feelings. The concubines in the harem should take the royal family as the starting point, have no jealousy and have a broad mind to accept. Women in the family should also avoid jealousy in love, marriage and family, and think of their husbands with a broad mind.

Whether in ancient times or today, it is an important truth in social morality to have a marriage of plum blossom and peach blossom age and form a family. Traditional Confucianism believes that family is an important factor in the whole society, and family etiquette, stability and harmony are the foundation of the whole society. Marriage is an important issue for women. It is against humanity and social etiquette for women not to get married when they reach marriageable age. It coincides with the hot social problem of leftover women. There is a work in The Book of Songs that describes women's marriage and age. Poetry uses plum blossom as a metaphor for women, and different growth stages of plum blossom as a metaphor for women's different age groups. The season of plum blossom is like the youth of a young lady to be married. I beg ordinary people to wait for a good day. However, when the plum blossom begins to fall, it also means that the girl has passed the marriageable age. The poem describes a woman who defends herself with loyalty and faith under the culture of King Wen, fearing that she will be raped and humiliated before she gets married. Therefore, it is too late to say that the plum blossoms are sparse. In the poem "You Mei", the girl saw the passage of time, and her age has gone beyond the marriageable age like plum blossoms. Finally, she cried bravely, hoping that my people would marry me on an auspicious day, step into the marriage hall and form a family. Poetry expresses a moral and ethical concept in ancient China, that is, it is an important content of women's moral character to get married and get married, and it should also be regarded as an important action of women for social stability and peace.

In the ancient customs of our country, men should get married appropriately, and women should be over 20 years old when they get married. The wedding ceremony must be held to show solemnity. Over-age divorced men and women meet in mid-spring moon, and men and women embrace each other in time. ⑤ If women don't get married at an appropriate age, it will be considered as a symbol of violating ethical norms and not keeping women's morality, and women over age will be threatened with humiliation.

Yao Tao, in the national style of The Book of Songs, is also a poem describing women's marriage, with the theme of marriage and family, which is briefly described here. Poetry is similar to You Mei, and women are compared to flowers. The poem begins with the enthusiasm and prosperity of peach blossoms and depicts the grand occasion of women's marriage.

The girl is going to get married and be happy at her husband's house. The girl is going to get married, and the heir who gave birth early is going to make a fortune. The description of the son's family ⑥ also expounds a woman's family responsibilities as an adult. For a married woman who has left family of origin, it is very important and necessary to focus on her husband and in-laws.

Marriage is an important topic in the life of ancient women. The love works in The Book of Songs endow this problem with enlightening significance. We can see that it is also an important quality of a lady to get married at the right age and fulfill the mission of the family.

Second, the theory of obscene poetry There is a kind of poem in The Book of Songs that was identified as obscene by Neo-Confucianism.

The beauty of poetry is more precious than sincere and pure natural expression.

Love is an important theme in the national style of The Book of Songs, and it is also an important and beautiful content in people's life in the Zhou Dynasty. Whether it is quiet and passive, or expressing your inner feelings enthusiastically and bravely in dating, women with love in their hearts are beautiful. However, perhaps the value of the study of The Book of Songs lies in showing people the customs of distant times from different perspectives, and also showing different academic perspectives beyond the era of works. Although in Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, when women go beyond etiquette and rules, even the pursuit of love is called lewdness, which is not in line with the way of a lady. In the eyes of young men at that time, these unrestrained women were also beautiful, and their love was sincere.

Third, the conclusion scholar Shirakawa once said: The ancients believed that love was carried out in the communication and transmission of the soul.

Love poems in the national style of The Book of Songs have different stories and colors. In these chapters, we can see that traditional women miss their lovers and suffer alone. They also touched the hearts of young men and women in that era in the grand scene of Invitation by the River. In the field singing, they saw the sadness of family facing separation, and in those pursuits and thoughts, they felt the true meaning of love.

The ladies of the Zhou Dynasty were quiet and introverted, well-informed, elegant and interesting, married at the right age and shouldered the burden of family. My Fair Lady in the Book of Songs is the most beautiful example.

Note ① Biography of Poetry: Biography of Poetry is Zhu's work on the Book of Songs, with a total of ***20 volumes. Biography of Poetry was edited and revised three times by Zhu according to the interpretation of Biography of Poetry, which was completed in thirteen years. 2 Zhu. Notes on The Book of Songs Guo Feng Guanju. Wanjuanlou Publishing House, 1996. Nan Zhou Guanju's poems are very famous. Pei Puxian. Appreciation and research of The Book of Songs includes Mei. Taipei: Sanmin Bookstore, 1987. ⑥ Nan Zhou and Yao Tao, the national style of the Book of Songs. Reference: Shirakawa. Study on the Book of Songs. Young lion monthly. Pei Puxian, it's Kevin. Appreciation and research of the book of songs. Taipei: Sanmin Bookstore, 1987. Zhu. Notes on the Book of Songs.