《六艺流别》序题

Expository Preface of Liu Yi Liu Bie

黄佐(1490—1566)为广东香山(今中山市)人,明正德十五年(1520)进士。黄佐品行方正而学问淹贯,为有明一代大儒,学者称泰泉先生。四库馆臣评价他:“博综今古,生平著述至二百六十余卷,在明人之中学问最有根柢。文章衔华佩实,亦足以雄视一时。”《六艺流别》二十卷,编成于明嘉靖十年(1531),刻成于嘉靖四十一年(1562)。此书的宗旨、定稿与命名,出于黄佐,而具体的编辑工作,是由几位学生所完成的。《六艺流别》是一部特色鲜明的大型文章总集,它从文本六经的观念出发,首次以选本的形式把古代的基本文体形态分别系于《诗》、《书》、《礼》、《乐》、《春秋》、《易》之下,形成六大文体系列,重新建构一个中国古代庞大的文体谱系。黄佐《六艺流别》在各种文体之前采用序题的方式,对各文体及相互联系作简要说明,并解释选文标准,这些序题具有比较重要的文体学史料价值。现将全书序题加以辑录和校点,并命名为《〈六艺流别〉序题》。

Huang Zuo(1490-1566),born in Xiangshan(today's Zhongshan City),Guangdong Province,was a presented scholar in the 15th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty,and he was called Mr.Taiquan and known as one of the great scholars at that time because of his upright morality and erudite knowledge.Besides,he was praised by the Secretaries of Institute of Siku who said that“Huang Zuo was a person who had comprehensively modern and ancient knowledge,and his knowledge was the most fundamental among the people of the Ming Dynasty,with his life writings reaching more than two hundred and sixty volumes.In addition,the form and content of his articles were perfect,which was also impressive for a time.”Liu Yi Liu Bie,consisting of twenty volumes,was compiled in the 10th year of Jiajing(1531)of the Ming Dynasty and engraved in the 41st year of Jiajing(1562).The purpose,finalization and naming of this book all were from Huang Zuo,while the specific editing work was completed by his several students.As a largescale comprehensive anthology with distinctive characteristics,Liu Yi Liu Bie started from the concept of the Six Classics,and for the first time in the form of anthology tied the basic ancient stylistic forms to The Book of Songs,The Book of History,The Book of Rites,The Book of Music,The Book of Changes and The Spring and Autumn Annals respectively,making six literary genres formed and reconstructing a huge system of literary genres in ancient China.Using expository prefaces,which had important historical value of stylistics,before various literary genres,Huang Zuo's Liu Yi Liu Bie briefly explained the literary genres and their interrelations,and explained the selection criteria.Now the expository prefaces in the whole book are compiled and proofread,which is named“Expository Preface of Liu Yi Liu Bie”.