8 The Shi Jing (Chinese Classical Poetry)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Our history of literature journey continues by traveling to the other side of the globe, where Chinese poets are busy recording ancient folk songs and verse that together convey a picture of life in ancient China, from peasants and farmers to soldiers and diplomats. Eventually a selection of these poems will be gathered into a single collection edited by Confucius. Jacke Wilson takes a look at the 305 ancient Chinese poems known as the Shi Jing (also known as the Classic of Poetry or Book of Songs). *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson, the host of the History of Literature Podcast.
0:14.0	I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.
0:17.0	One quick note before we begin, you have found one of the oldest episodes in our archive.
0:23.0	The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order,
0:26.2	so you won't be missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes
0:29.6	instead of the earliest ones.
0:31.4	And, let's be honest honest the show's quality has improved
0:34.4	quite a bit since these early days. But of course where you begin is up to you and
0:39.4	if you'd like to give this one a try please be my guest. All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.
0:47.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the History of Literature. Episode 8, the Classic of Poetry.
1:07.0	Okay, so I've been struggling a little bit with this one. I've been busy for the holidays trying to get my thoughts in order.
1:16.5	I do have some ideas about the 300 or so poems that are known as the Classic of Poetry or Book of Songs.
1:24.0	This is a story with a villain, maybe.
1:27.0	We'll see, we'll get there.
1:29.0	I've been reading these poems and reading about these poems for days.
1:33.4	I have a lot of thoughts.
1:35.6	The first, wanted to see where we are.
1:40.6	Take stock.
1:41.5	Remember, we started this journey with episode zero where we set out our project,
1:46.7	which was to answer the question, is literature dying? Is it? I don't know. I don't know.
1:54.0	And I know common commenters say
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