“姚门四杰”名义考辨

Textual research about Four Eminent Disciples of Yao Nai

"姚门四杰"是桐城派研究术语中的重要名词,其义项在文学史及相关研究专著的阐述中却存在着多样性、非确定性的问题,争议之处在于对刘开、姚莹的评价不同。在厘清各说源起、还原各说历史语境的基础上,对"姚门四杰"这一名义展开考辨。

Four Eminent Disciples of Yao Nai is a very important term in the field of the research on Tongcheng School. However, the term is interpreted diversely and changeably in the works of Chinese literature history and related research. The controversy lies in variation when evaluating Liu Kai and Yao Ying. On the basis of studying the origin and historical context of different interpretations, the paper conducts textual research about Four Eminent Men of Yao Nai.