春秋卿大夫的文献整理及其文化意义——从元典生成看民族精神的确立

The Ministers' and Senior Officials' Document Classification in the Spring and Autumn Period and Its Cultural Significance

春秋时期周室和列国的卿大夫对前代的书面文献进行搜集、考订与编纂,将口传文献书面化、系统化,并在政治文化实践中不断地引证和重新阐释,从而确立了其元典的地位。卿大夫的文献整理活动不仅改变了前代典籍行将散佚的厄运,而且还促成了元典的生成。这一过程客观上促进了中华文化精神与民族性格在春秋时期的定型,具有重要的文化意义。

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Ministers and Senior Officials in Zhou Royal Court and Subordinate States collected, researched and compiled previous dynasties＇written documents, transcribed oral literature into the written and systematic style, constantly quoted and renewably explained them in political and cultural practice, and thus established its meta--code status. Their document classification work not only avoided loss of previous books and records, but also produced meta--codes＂ generation. At that time their document classification objectively promoted the stereotype about spirits of Chinese culture and national character and had important cultural significance.