略谈《建炎以来系年要录》的版本问题

The Editions of The Chronicle From the First Year of Jianyan

南宋李心传编撰的《建炎以来系年要录》一书是研究南宋历史的必备典籍,该书直接或间接引用的书籍、篇章多达550种左右,对于古籍整理工作也具有极为重要的文献学价值。但是今天较为通行的两种《要录》版本即中华书局本和四库全书本尚存在不少问题,尤其是中华书局本,不仅有大量缺文、缺字(词),而且有不少地方人名、叙事文字讹误,加之断句不当,极易误导读者。为给读者提供一个可靠完善的新版本,以提高《要录》一书的利用价值,亟待比对不同版本对其进行校勘整理。

The Chronicle From the First Year of Jianyan, compiled by Li Xinchuan, is a must-read book for the study of the history of the Southern Song Dynasty which contains over 550 reference books and excerpts from ancients books or articles concerned, and has a significant philological value for the collation of ancient books. However, in both of the most widely available editions, i. e. the one published by Zhonghua Book Company and the other compiled in Si Ku Quart Shu, there exist quite a few problems, especially in the former edition. For example, a large number of words or sentences are missing in these editions. There are errors in the names of people and places as well as the narrative texts. In addition, wrong pauses in the unpunctuated ancient writings tend to enormously mislead readers. Therefore, it is urgent to collate The Chronicle From the First Year of Jianyan through the careful contrast of different editions so as to provide readers with a more reliable edition and increase the value of the book.