中国出版史的研究对象和范围--关于编撰中国古代出版通史的基本看法

Object and Scope of Chinese Publishing History Study

中国古代的出版概念,是复制和发行两要素说。编辑并非出版诞生的标志,它是出版成熟或趋于成熟的标志。没有编辑的出版活动普遍存在于古代。出版史的研究对象是历史上以公众传播为宗旨,以作者为起点、读者为终点的书籍传播。出版史的研究范围大致是历史上书籍传播过程与在这过程中出现的重要人物、重要事件,以及影响、制约书籍传播的社会历史环境。

The definition of publication in ancient China consists of two factors： copy and distribution. Editing is not the symbol of the birth of publication, but the symbol of the publication maturing. In ancient China, book publishing rarely need edit. The object of study in publishing history is the book communication which takes the public communication as the goal, beginning with the author, ending with the reader. The research scope of publishing history should be the process of book communication in the history, including the important people, events and the social situation which had affected the book communication.