《四库全书总目》的总集编纂体例观

The Views on the Compiling Style of the General Literature Collection in A General Catalogue of the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature

关于总集的编纂体例,《四库全书总目》的观点包括:反对体类划分的繁琐,尤其反对二级分类的细碎,探索用较为简洁的大类归纳文体;认同较为晚出的“以人叙”类型总集,倡扬总集列人物小传;接受《文选》不录经、子、史的选录观念,但对于是否采录史传表现出矛盾的态度,反对采录小说,赞成不录存者作品。细致分析《四库全书总目》的总集编纂体例观,发掘其对后世总集编纂的影响,对进一步认识我国古代总集、全面展现《四库全书总目》的总集观念有重要意义。

In A General Catalogue of the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature, the following views on the compiling style of the general literature collection are illustrated.First, the class division, especially the secondary classification, should not be too trivial, and the more concise and general classification of literatures should be explored.Secondly, the later type of general literature collection, which puts the writer as the center, should be adopted, and the brief biographies of the writers should be included.Thirdly, the idea in Selected Literatures by Xiao Tong in the Southern Liang dynasty that general literature should not include the contents of Confucian Classics, Philosophical Writings and Historical Records should be followed,and general literature should not contain novels and the works of living writers.However, whether general literature should include historical biographies is controversial in the catalogue.Deeply analyzing the views on the compiling style of the general literature collection in A General Catalogue of the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature and explores its guiding function and influence on the compiling of later general literature collections is highly significant for further understanding China s ancient general literature collections and comprehensively revealing the views about the general literature collection in the catalogue.