中國古代經典詩文是中國傳統(tǒng)文化的奇葩。這些作品既是聯(lián)接所有中國人思想、情感的文化紐帶,也是中國文化走向世界的重要橋梁。“聆聽中國”有聲書系列希望借助美好的聲音來傳播這些優(yōu)秀的中國文化。 《詩經》是中國第一部詩歌總集,成書的時間大約在公元前6世紀左右,與古希臘的《荷馬史詩》年代大體相當?!对娊洝防锏淖髌芬允闱樵姙橹髁鳎嬗袛⑹略?、諷刺詩、歌謠等形式,內容豐富,生動地描述了周代社會生活的方方面面,具有很高的藝術成就,對后世文學創(chuàng)作產生了深遠的影響,是中國文學史,也是世界文學史上的一部不朽的著作。 “聆聽中國——精選詩經”精選了許淵沖先生翻譯的50余篇經典詩篇,由專業(yè)人士用中、英文朗讀,以期讓更多不同語言文化背景的讀者品味中國古代詩歌之美。 The Book of Poetry, China's first ancient poem collection, was compiled in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, around the 6th century BC, and roughly contemporary with the epics Iliad and Odyssey by Homer of ancient Greece. The Book of Poetry is composed mainly of lyrics, coupled with narrative poems, satirical poems and ballads. It gives a vivid description of various aspects of social life during the Zhou Dynasty. With high artistic attainments, it has been an imperishable literary masterpiece both in China and the world, and a dazzling pearl in the long river of human history, producing a far-reaching impact on literary creation of later ages.