《孔子诗论》与《毛诗序》说诗方式之比较——兼论《孔子诗论》在《诗经》学史上的意义

Compare the Fashions of Analyzing Poems between Conficius’ Theories on Poetry and The Prologue To Mao Poetry ——Discuss the Value of Conficius’ Theories on Poetry in the Learning History of The Book of Songs

Conficius’ Theories on Poetry and The Prologue To Mao Poetry are different in their ideas of application of poetry, which leads to their different fashions of analyzing poems. For one thing, the former analyzes poems within poems, while the latter does beyond. For another, the former is an apparent fashion of handling the affection and aspiration in poems, while the latter is a hidden fashion. All the explainers of The Book of Songs have misread The Prologue To Mao Poetry that analyze poems beyond poems, and believed it explained poems within poems. This misreading has resulted in the debate on whether to honor The Prologue To Mao Poetry or abandon it in the learning history of The Book of Songs .