蒙书与童蒙书——敦煌写本蒙书研究刍议

Children’s Teaching Texts and Children’s Books——A Study on the Children’s Teaching Texts among Dunhuang Documents

蒙书的定义应该再严格一些,要研究其性质以及与民间读物、通俗读物的异同。在作性质判断时,要考虑当时人将其视为什么性质的书(《书志》的分类也是一种参考)。而且,即使确定了蒙书范围,也要区别蒙书与童蒙书,要从作者的意见出发,将童蒙书与非童蒙书区别开来。换言之,要区别儿童读过的书(如《孝经》《论语》)与儿童读物(如《千字文》《蒙求》),前者未必是童蒙书。

Regarding the study of ancient children’s literature in general, the researcher believes the definition of children’s teaching texts should be more systematic, and that it is necessary to study the essential characteristics of these texts and the differences between children’s literature and folk or popular literature. While judging the nature of these texts, it is suggested to consider what kind of books were regarded as appropriate for children at that time(the classification in Shuzhi, a classic text that classified and introduced books, provides a frame of reference). Within the scope of children’s teaching texts as well, it is also necessary to differentiate teaching from general reading material. In other words, it is necessary to differentiate the books read by children,notably the Xiaojing(Book of Filial Piety) and Lunyu(Analects of Confucius), from children’s books like Qianziwen(the "Thousand Character Essay") and Mengqiu(a literary primer);the former might not strictly be children’s books.