撰写《儒林外史》研究史的再思考

Reflections on the historical approaches to The Scholars (Rulinwaishi)

和研究文学史、小说史一样,对一部专书的研究史也应重视原创精神,提供新资料、新见解和新思路;理清研究的发展脉络,总结历史经验,以供后来者借鉴。

The writer of the paper presents the attitudinal advices towards the researches of the academic books in relation to the studies of history of literature and fiction. On basis of this, the writer argues that originality, creativity, clarification, and historical accumulations of experiences are preferable for the sake of the coming generations.