中西传记史学的产生及其趋向之比较

The Origins and Developments of Biographical History in China and in the West:A Comparative Study

中西传记的史学观念与中西所共有的原始宗教文化形式紧密相关,并在叙事史学的基础上得以产生。在古希腊罗马,由于自然崇拜、英雄崇拜和祖先崇拜在其文化结构中的矛盾运动,传记史学兴起后自成一体,与叙事史学并行不障;而中国则由于祖先崇拜长期占据优势,传记史学在叙事史学的基础上产生后,遂将叙事史学同传记史学结合起来,定为一尊,形成正统的史学体裁。比较研究中西传记史学的产生及其趋向具有重要的现实意义。

The historical concept of biography in the east and west was connected with the same primitive religion and culture and was developed in the way of describing. In ancient Rome and Greece, biography came into being with the worship of nature, heroes and ancestors. So, describing and biography agree with each other. In China, we have a strong worship of our ancestors. So combination of describing and biography is the only formal style for biography. The significance of this comparative study lies here.