视野与方法——楚辞学案判评的关键和枢纽

Horizon and Method——The Key and Pivot of Judgments on the Case of The Songs of Chu

楚辞学案的判评,能够体现出学术视野与研究方法之间的辩证关系。二者互补互动,相生相长。视野的拓展能够带来方法的更换,研究方法的更换也能实现学术视野的拓展。学术视野的掌控需要处理好博与约的关系,以博济约,以约统博,博约适度。学案判评方法的选择,很大程度上受楚辞作品的制约。根据楚辞作品的属性和特点,学案判评主要采用词语训诂和揭示象征意义两种方法。词语训诂包括对原始本义的挖掘,以及楚地方言和惯用语的历史还原。揭示象征意义,则涉及词语、角色称谓、物类事象、故事情节等多个方面。

There is a dialectical relationship between academic horizon and research method in judgments on the case of The Songs of Chu. They complement and promote each other. The expansion of horizon may lead to the replacement of method, which in turn helps achieve expanded academic vision, It is important to address the relationship between richness and restriction when it eomes to academic horizon, that is, richness should be coupled with restriction as appropriate. The selection of methods for cases assessment is largely restricted by the works of The Songs of Chu. In accordance with the nature and features of The Songs of Chu, word exegesis and revelation of symbolic signifi- cance are mainly used. Word exegesis includes probes into the original meaning, and historical restoration of Chu dialects and idiomatic expressions. The revealing of the symbolic meaning involves many aspects including words, role titles, objects and the plots of stories.