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Blindness and Insight:An Exploration of "Plural Interpretations of The Book of Songs"

Shu Shu-ya

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The tradition of chanting songs in poems' fragments in Pre-Qin dynasty establishes the open context that The Book of goes to interpretation.In terms of the implied meaning of the text,The Book of provides inexhaustible semantic fields to plural interpretation of it.In terms of readers' interpretation,the irony and analogy is the only way to spiritual salvation which Han Confucianism can choose in their belief crisis.So,plural interpretation of The Book of Songs is not only a guarantee to Han Confucianism's identity,but also their foreknowledge and theoretical response to the epoch and history.

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The tradition of chanting songs in poems' fragments in Pre-Qin dynasty establishes the open context that The Book of goes to interpretation.In terms of the implied meaning of the text,The Book of provides inexhaustible semantic fields to plural interpretation of it.In terms of readers' interpretation,the irony and analogy is the only way to spiritual salvation which Han Confucianism can choose in their belief crisis.So,plural interpretation of The Book of Songs is not only a guarantee to Han Confucianism's identity,but also their foreknowledge and theoretical response to the epoch and history.

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The tradition of chanting songs in poems' fragments in Pre-Qin dynasty establishes the open context that The Book of goes to interpretation.In terms of the implied meaning of the text,The Book of provides inexhaustible semantic fields to plural interpretation of it.In terms of readers' interpretation,the irony and analogy is the only way to spiritual salvation which Han Confucianism can choose in their belief crisis.So,plural interpretation of The Book of Songs is not only a guarantee to Han Confucianism's identity,but also their foreknowledge and theoretical response to the epoch and history.

Key concepts: Plural, Interpretation (philosophy), Foreknowledge, Irony, Analogy, Meaning (existential), Context (archaeology), Literature

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