A Study of the Image of the Zhou King in “Mao Shixu”

• Main Authors: Dung-Fu Chiou, 邱東福
• Other Authors: 陳溫菊
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28133634962259163618

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 應用中國文學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === “Mao Shixu” is the preface to explain the purpose of each chapter in “Shihjing”, which represents the views and attitudes of educational function toward”Poetry” proposed by the Confucians. From “Mao Shixu”, the political and religious significance are clearly implied and understood. However, the “Three Hundred Poems” are not intended to meet the features of political indoctrination, but no matter what the intentions of the original poem are, after these poems were collected in succession, and modified by Taishi, their political significance and functions are established. Political uses of these poems, mainly via the Taishi of Zhou Dynasty, Confucius, Zi Xia, to the Han Dynasty Scholars, many of the differ from its original intent. But via the interpretation of”Mao Shixu”,we still understand the political implications from early Qin Dynasty to Han Dynasty. ”Mao Shixu” argument has always been the subject of much questioning, which can be traced back to the Han and Sung’sdispute over the “Mao Shixu” and the views of scholars today are still different. Since the Sung Dynasty, some scholars proposed that the “Mao Shixu” is not consistent with the theme of the Poem.In this paper, the intention is not to clarify the position of both the arguments, but to focus on the images of the emperor implied. In this paper, the subjects of study include: Zhou Wu King, Zhou Cheng King, Zhou Li King, Zhou Xuan King, Zhou You King, Zhou Ping King , Zhou Huan King and Zhou Zhuang King, a total of eight emperors. The research results show that the eight emperors and “poetry” in politics are closely linked, and after been modified several times, the final goal is for the use of political education. “Mao Shixu” has been used to achieve the purpose of remonstrance. In this paper, the analysis of the image of the Zhou Kings is to understand the political function of “Mao Shixu”. Through comparative discourse analysis of ancient and modern scholars’ point of views, a clearer interpretation of the political and religious significance and its historical value of the “Shihjing” are revealed.