《游侠列传》立传缘由及影响

An Analysis of the Causes and Effects of the Establishment of Knight-Errant's Biography

《史记》《汉书》撰《游侠列传》是汉初游侠群体兴盛的直接体现,也和著书者的人生经历、个人遭遇及家族传统等有关。《游侠列传》对游侠"重诺""守信"等侠义行为的歌颂,使侠义精神得以传播。《游侠列传》对游侠"滥杀""放纵"等行为的批评导致《史记》《汉书》之后再无《游侠列传》。

Knight-Errant＇s Biography in The Historical Records and The Book of Han Dynasty was a reflection of the thriving of knight-errant,and related to the author＇s personal history and family tradition. The chivalrous traits such as keeping promises and trustworthiness are advocated in this biography,which however,also criticized indiscriminate killing and self-indulgent. Consequently,there was no other such biography after The Historical Records and The Book of Han Dynasty.