孟子引论《诗》之研究

The Words of Mencius and The Book of Songs are both classics of the Confucianism. With The Words of Mencius as a reference, this paper counts the quotes from The Book of Songs that are contained in The Words of Mencius. It discusses the thoughts and methods of Mencius' quoting and discoursing of The Book of Songs and points out the contradiction between Mencius' theory in understanding the songs and his practice in using them.