班固与《汉书》——一则知人论世的考察

Ban Gu and His History of Han——A Study of Relevant Individuals and Events about History of Han

《汉书》是中世纪“正史”的真正鼻祖。它的作者是否剽窃父书 ?是否剥取《史记》编纂形式而无所创造 ?本文尝试厘清这一名著攸关的人与事的历史真相 ,以论证决定《汉书》编纂取向的 ,是班固时代的政治生态环境和当时的重大事变。将《汉书》的编纂过程 ,藉班固一生政治沉浮的历史陈述表而出之 ,悖于《汉书》学的研究传统。是耶非耶 ?

Did the author of History of Han, the substantial ancestor of Chinese official history works, plagiarize his father's work or take advantage of the compilatory style of Sima Qian without his own originality This paper intends to clarify the truth of relevant individuals and events about History of Han so as to demonstrate it is the political environment and great events in Ban Gu's period that determined his historiographic orientation. However, it is against the traditional research on History of Han to argue that the process of its compilation was in cadence with Ban Gu's political ups and downs. Is this conclusion well-grounded This tentative opinion is open to discussion.