论经典文献

On Chinese classic literatures

文章对学界坚信不移的格言"书山有径勤为路,学海无涯苦作舟"提出质疑,论述了"经典"这一词汇的历史渊源,揭示了经典文献的本质属性以及经典文献在时间、空间、知识包容、读者群体等四个层面的突出特点,对当代学子学习经典的主流意识给予充分肯定,由此提出了进行"经典学"研究的建议。

This paper doubts the well-known proverb'there is no royal road to learning' at first, then discusses the origin of the word 'classics', notifies the essence of classics and its characters in time, space, contents and readers. It also appreciates the mainstream consciousness in learning Chinese classics, and gives the suggestion of Classics Study.