试论明清时期散文体蒙学读物的编辑艺术

On Editing Art of Prosaic Elementary Readings during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

明清时期蒙学读物的编辑艺术焕发出旺盛的创新活力,表现在韵语、歌诀、偶句及散文体编辑方式等方面。在散文体蒙书编辑方面,"事类赋体"读物继承了前代类书及蒙书的编辑经验,且多有创新突破;散文故事类书借鉴类书编辑体例之长,又多有拓进。推动明清蒙书编辑艺术创新的动因有:社会教育发展及人民高涨的读书热情是终极动力;著名文士及鸿儒巨卿参与编写蒙书,促进了蒙书编辑质量的提高;民间出版业的发达和出版技术的进步为蒙书编辑艺术的创新提供了有力的技术支撑。

The editing art of elementary readings during the Ming and Qing dynasties （ 1368 - 1911 ） was characterized by the great innovation and creativity in the editing of crambo, verse-formulas, parallel sentences and prose. As to prosaic books, the editors inherited their predecessors＇ experience in editing elementary readings and subject-oriented collections, and went beyond the latter in presenting a ＂narrative-ode＂ style of readings. These prosaic collections of stories were edited by inheriting and developing the traditional editing art of subject-oriented books. There are many factors that contribute to innovations in the editing art of elementary readings during this period： First, the social and educational development, and the people＇ s unprecedented enthusiasms for reading, are the fundamental factors; secondly, the participation of the many literary giants in editing elementary readings helps improve the quality of the latter, and finally, the booming publishing industry and advanced printing technology provide substantial technological support for the innovations in the editing art.