摘要
关于宋代咏史诗《虞美人草行》的作者,自北宋以来一直有所争论。最早记载其作者为曾布夫人魏氏的,是北宋释惠洪的《冷斋夜话》,但其说法极其简单,没有来源说明,并缺少同时代人著作的支持。但元代袁桷却提出支持的意见。然而魏氏身边的亲朋和熟悉曾、魏家族历史的士人也都从未提到过《虞美人草行》。南宋胡仔否定了这种说法,他关于作者是不大为人所知的许表民(彦国)的论说,考证严密,有亲证和旁证的相合,且材料来源清楚,有实地调查的取证方式。故自胡氏之说出现后,《虞美人草行》的作者问题其实已经解决,许表民的著作权在明清也获得公认。
About the writer of The song of yu beauty, it has mainly two argument. Firstly north Song Dy-nasty of monk Hui Hong said that the song of Yu beauty of author belong to Wei madam who married to prime minister of Zeng. But Hui Hong havenot take more evidence to sustain his writing. When time is go to south of Song Dynasty Hu Zi obtain important discovery. Through carefully probe he think that writer for the song of Yu beauty is Xu Biaoming but not Wei madam because he loud out collections of Xu having the song of Yu. Mean-time Hu also investigate student of Xu who witness Xu write this pome sing Yu beauty. So it is accepted by scholar-officials to think Hui Hong is mistaken. But to Yuan Dynasty Yuan Jue intend to that Wei madam write the pome since Wang Ling know Zeng family. But Yuan only guess it. For many literati who is familiar with Wei madam have not been talked this passibility.
