关于《大招》的写作时代和背景

On the Time and Background of Writing Great Evocation

游国恩先生曾据《大招》中的“青色直眉”句,谓其至早为秦末之作。本文在此说的基础上,考证《大招》作于秦亡前夕。其时战国楚怀王之孙被立为楚怀王,并至少在名义上成为反秦军队的领袖;《大招》之作,既以招战国时楚怀王之魂,更对楚的复兴满怀希望与信心。

According to a line ＂black color and horizontal eyebrows＂ in Great Evocation, Mr. You Guo-en stated that this poem was written in the late Qin Dynasty at earliest. Thereupon this paper concludes through a textual research that it was written in the eve of the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the grandson of King Chu-huai was crowned and made at least in name of the leader of Anti-Qin Army. Therefore, the poem was composed for evoking the spirit of King Chu-huai in great hope and belief of the rejuvenation of Chu Kingdorn.