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A Study of Wei Yuan(魏源)'s Shi guwei(≪詩古微≫) : The Sishi(四始) as Tili(體例) and the Interpretation of the Two Nan(二≪南≫)

  • Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
  • 2026, (101), pp.5~59
  • DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..101.202604.5
  • Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature
  • Received : March 20, 2026
  • Accepted : April 13, 2026
  • Published : April 30, 2026

이남종 1

1전주대학교 사범대학 한문교육과

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ABSTRACT

The Mao Preface毛序 designates “Guanju”<關雎> as “the virtue of the queen consort”(后妃之德), while the Han Poetry韓詩 tradition defines it as “a satire of the times”(ci shi刺時). How can a “Correct Beginning” (zhengshi正始) piece simultaneously serve as political satire? This study reconstructs how Wei Yuan's Shi guwei≪詩古微≫ resolves this impasse through the thesis that the “Four Beginnings”(sishi四始) constitute a tili體例—a rule-governed framework for ritual-musical operation—rather than a value category equating “beginning” with “correctness.”The analysis proceeds in three stages: first, demonstrating the structural design of the Two Nan二≪南≫ (asymmetric pairing, Hall-Upper/Hall- Lower堂上/堂下 differentiation, the three-stage circuit of fangzhong房中→changle常樂→xiangdang鄉黨); second, showing through close reading of Sishi yili pian<四始義例篇> IV that the ci shi function of “Guanju” operates across content, affect, and institutional dimensions simultaneously; and third, cross-verifying Qi齊, Lu魯, and Han韓 transmissions to confirm that all three recognize “Guanju” as a zhengshi piece without any reference to “satirizing King Kang”刺康王, and that Chao Yuezhi晁說之's conflation resulted from ignoring the distinction between song誦 (reciting) and zuo作 (composing). The study elucidates Wei Yuan's interlocking adjudicatory system of three discriminating pairs—zheng/bian正/變, benyi/pangyi本義/旁義, zuo/ song作/誦—and argues that the Mao Preface's minimalist formulation functions as a locking mechanism preserving these rules, enabling Wei Yuan to redefine the Two Nan as jianshu諫書 (memorials of remonstrance). Limitations in individual emendations are also noted.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.