上博楚简《诗论》献疑

Questions to Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry

就上博楚简《诗论》的作者及其与今传本《毛诗序》的关系,研究者提出不少观点,但仍然存在一些疑问之处。通过辨析可以发现:先秦两汉典籍未见直接称子夏为“卜子”的用法,子夏作《序》之说根据不足。楚简《诗论》和《毛诗序》解《诗》方法不同,解诗多有歧义甚至完全对立。《毛诗序》距楚简《诗论》年代可能较近,却无一处原文相同。因此,楚简《诗论》不可能是《毛诗序》的祖本。

This thesis investigates the relationship between the author of Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry founded in Shangbo and Preface to Mao Poetry. It holds that the author of Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry founded in Shangbo is not Zi Xia, for he was never mentioned as Bu Zi in Pre - Qin and Han dynasties classics. As Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry and Preface to Mao Poetry interpret Book of Poetry in drastic different ways, it is least possible that Zi Xia made the Preface. It is likely that Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry and Preface to Mao Poetry were written in close periods, yet none of the two texts are identical. Conclusion： Chu Bamboo edition On Poetry is not the origin of Preface to Mao Poetry.