胡超籍贯生平著述考证

A Textual Critique of Hu Chao’s Life and Works

胡超为汤溪县自成化七年成立之后的第一位进士,官至工部营缮司员外郎中。胡超自幼独奋励学,有能文声;举进士后克勤敬业,清慎廉明,闲暇之余,书卷自娱,性喜与在京诸文友相酬唱;致仕之后,更是恬淡自适,与兄弟子侄吟咏不绝,一生著述颇丰,成就颇高,有《耻庵集》十卷藏于家。由于职位不高,《耻庵集》又毁于火,对于其生平行实与文学创作成就,世人知之甚少。本文即对其籍贯、生平与著述,进行一个系统的考证。

Hu Chao was the first jinshi of Tangxi County since its founding in 1471 during the reign of Chenghua Emperor in Ming Dynasty,and his highest official position was councilor of the Maintenance Department of Ministry of Works.While young,he was independent,hardworking,studious,and already crowned with a reputation of being good at writing.After becoming a jinshi,he was industrious in,loyal to,cautious with and incorruptible in his duties;in his spare time he indulged himself with reading,communicating through literary activities with his friends in Beijing.After retirement,he was even more indifferent to fame and relaxed himself,mostly writing on his concerns and creating poetry together with brothers,cousins,sons,and nephews.He achieved a lot in literary field with numerous writings,and had long kept at home ten volumes of his own works (entitled Chi'an Collection).Because he never served as a very high official and his works were damaged in a fire,the world knew little about his family background,life experiences,and literary achievements.This article is an attempt to give a systematic critique of Hu Chao's life and works.