《中州集》作家小传的书目文献价值——小传中所记录的诗文著作可补金朝一代之《艺文志》

The Documental Value of the Bibliography in Writers' Biography in Zhong Zhou Collection

《中州集》是现存最早的一部金代诗词集,是研究金代文学极为重要的文献之一。其编纂者为金代最伟大的史学家和文学家——元好问。其体例是为每位作家都写有小传,而且小传的内容非常丰富,不但包括作家的姓名字号、籍贯里居、科第仕历、生平事迹等内容,而且还记载了许多金代文人的诗文著作。给我们了解金代文坛实际情形提供了极为重要的第一手资料。后人补撰的几种金代《艺文志》,都是以《中州集》作家小传为基本材料来源的。

Zhong Zhou Collection was one of the most important literatures in researching the literatures of Jin Dynasty, and it is also the earliest collection of poetry and prose of Jin Dynasty existing currently. The author of the Collection was Yuan Haowen, the greatest historian and writer of Yuan Dynasty. To each writer he gave detailed description including their nickname, birth place, official title, life experiences and so on. At the same time, it recorded many poems and works of Jin Dynasty, which provided us with the first-hand information in doing research of the real history of the literature of Jin Dynasty. The successors compiled Yi Wen Zhi by using the resources of writers＇ biography.