论中国古代自传的隐讳书写

On Esoteric Writings in Ancient Chinese Autobiographies

中国古代自传由于伦理、政治、礼法、个人名利等方面的因素而呈现出"为尊者讳、为亲者讳、为贤者讳、为己讳"的书写现象,从而造成了古代自传情感上的自夸倾向与内容上的失真。破除古代自传创作中的隐讳原则,遵循善恶必书的实录精神,对今天的自传创作仍具有重要意义。

Due to considerations of filial piety, and ethical, political, ritual proprieties, it was common for ancient writers to ＂ conceal＂ much factual information in their autobiographical writings by indirectly referring to the venerable ones, the beloved ones, sages or even themselves. This has resulted in either a boastful tendency or an ideological distortion of contents. Doing away with the archaic principle of concealment while calling for factual records therefore have important implications for autobiographical writings today.