章学诚的史传作者“四长”论浅释

Zhang Xuecheng's'Four Advantages'Theory

唐代刘知几提出史学家要成为良史必须具备才、学、识三长。清章学诚在继承刘知几理论的基础上,进一步提出要想成为良史还要具备史德,由此形成史家“四长”,“四长”是良史应具备的条件。“四长”同样是史传作家必备的条件。

Zhang Xuecheng in Qing Dynasty puts forward the four advantages theory which was developed from Liu Zhiji s three advantages theory in Tang Dynasty. That is to be an historian, one must have four advantages-Talent, Knowledge, Qualification and Virtues.