从自撰年谱看中国年谱在明代的大发展

On the Development of the Chronicle in Ming Dynasty from the Perspective of the Self-made Chronicle

明代是中国年谱发展的重要历史时期,各类年谱数量增长,经典作品不断涌现。自撰年谱是建立于明代的年谱新类别,其独具的撰写特色打破了宋元时期以名儒为基本修谱对象的约束,谱主群体日益扩大,并出现明显的世俗化趋势。明人年谱在编撰体例规范创新、不断完善的同时,保持了题名的多样化特征和编写手法的灵活性,使明代年谱的编撰活动呈现持续繁荣,并为清代中国年谱的全面发展奠定了重要基础。

Ming dynasty saw the significant development of China＇s chronicle,with the quantitative growth of various chronicles and constant emergence of classics.The self-made chronicle,whose unique characteristics disintegrated the convention that the subject of the chronicle in Song-Yuan dynasties was restricted to well-known Confucian scholars,was a new category in Ming dynasty.With the increasing expansion of the subject group,there was a clear secular trend.Retaining the diversified titles and the flexibility of compiling skills,the people in Ming dynasty continuously improved and innovated the style specifications of chronicles,and laid an important foundation for the comprehensive development of the chronicle in Qing dynasty.