论“四库”明人文集中女性碑传文的特征及其史料价值

On the Characteristics and Historical Materials Value of the Epitaphs and of Women in the Ming Essay Collections Including in Imperial Collection of Four

四库全书所收的明人文集中至少有2100篇以女性为传主的碑传文。这些碑传文可分为碑志文、传状文和其他三类。这三类文献数量较多,规模宏大、内容广泛、特点鲜明,几乎涉及明代女性的各个方面,它所包含的文献信息对明代的女性史研究有着多方面的重要价值。

There are at least 2100 pieces of epitaphs and biographies about women in essay collections by the Ming authors including in Imperial Collection of Four. These inscriptions can be divided into three categories： epitaphs, biographies and the others. The author examines the quantity, content and styles of these three types of sources and indicates the significance of these literatures to the research on the female history of the Ming Dynasty.