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詩經 (Classic of Poetry | Book of Songs (Shi-Jing)) influenced 論語 (The Analects)
Added by Media Influence Map · 25 September 2026
The influence
詩經 Classic of Poetry | Book of Songs (Shi-Jing)
Poetry · -600
The work it shaped
論語 The Analects
Nonfiction · -450
The evidence
Confucius quotes and discusses the Odes throughout the Analects. He sums up the three hundred poems in a single phrase, 'no depraved thoughts', tells his son that without studying the Odes he will have nothing to say, and treats them as the foundation of a gentleman's education.
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