《中州集》小传所载诗句篇什述略——兼论其文献价值

A Brief Introduction to Poetry Sentences Quoted in Writers'Biography in ZHONGZHOU COLLECTION

《中州集》是现存最早的一部金代诗词总集,是研究金代文学极为重要的文献之一。其编纂者为金代最伟大的史学家和文学家——元好问。其体例是既选录金代文人的诗词作品,又为所收录的每位作家都写有小传,而且小传的内容非常丰富,不仅有作家的姓名字号、籍贯里居、科第仕历、生平事迹等传记的基本要素,而且还引录了数量颇多的诗句篇什。这些诗句篇什题材广泛、内容丰富,体式多样、实用性强,形式各异、风格众多,数量既多、质量又高,可补《中州集》选诗不足之缺憾,既有很高的文献价值,又有极高的文学价值,可谓是"着色屏风,回文锦字"。

ZHONGZHOU COLLECTION is one of the most important literatures in researching the literatures of Jin Dynasty,and it is also the earliest collection of poetry and prose of Jin Dynasty existing currently.The author of the Collection is Yuan Haowen,the greatest historian and writer of Jin Dynasty.To each writer he gave detailed description including their nickname,birth place,official title,anecdotes and so on,which are all the fundamental elements of a biography.At the same time,he quoted many poetry sentences from the writers＇works.These poetry sentences catch colorful quantities contents,different writing styles and forms with high achievements,which fill the gap of insufficiency in collecting poetries.So the writers＇biography possess not only high documental value but also poetic value.