雅俗共赏:明人汉史学研究述论

A Review of the Studies on the History of the Han Dynasty by the Scholars in the Ming Dynasty

《史记》、《汉书》、《后汉书》产生以后,历代对其皆有研究,文人瞩目于章法,史家着眼于史实,各取所需。然而明代上至帝王下迄黔首,皆对汉史具有浓厚的兴趣,不单有浅显的引用评析,更多的是精湛的考究辨驳。明人汉史学研究可谓是游历于神圣与世俗之间,但其研究方法、理念和成果对后世产生深远的影响;而且明人研究汉史学的状况一定程度上也反映了明代史学的发展态势。

Since the emergence,Records of the Grand Historian,History of the Han Dynasty,and Book of the Later Han had been studied in successive dynasties.Men of letters focused their attention on the art of composition while historians,historical facts.In the Ming Dynasty,both emperors and common people were keen on the history of the Han Dynasty.They made exquisite textual researches and often quoted from the books in arguments.The studies of the Han history by the Ming scholars covered a wide scope from the sacredness to the common customs and their approaches,ideas and findings had exerted deep influences on the later generations.Moreover,these studies somehow reflected the tendency of historical study in the Ming Dynasty.