欧阳修是开拓《诗经》文学研究的第一人

OUYANG Xiu,the first person to open up the literary research on The Book of Songs

欧阳修的《诗本义》最先打破唐以来《诗经》研究僵局 ,大胆批驳《诗序》和毛、郑说诗谬误 ,提出依据文本、求诸人情、考之文理以探求诗人之意 ;肯定“情欲心”的合理性 ,对“淫诗”的解读为后人提供了范例。《诗经》研究由经学转文学欧阳修开拓之功不可没。

OUYANG Xiu's the Original Meaning of the Book of Songs first broke a research deadlock on The Book of Songs from the Tang Dynasty. He audaciously refuted The Introduction on The Book of Songs and Mao's and Zhen's falsehood of the talks on The Book of Songs. Then he advanced that it should seek the Songs' meaning in the light of the text and the human feelings and the unity and coherence in writing .So he affirmed the rationality of the sexual passion .His interpretation of obscene songs provided a model for the later generations. OUYANG Xiu's pioneer achievements shouldn't be obliterated on the path of the research on The Book of Songs from the study of Confucian classics to the literature.