略读孙修暎《为刻而写:晚期中华帝国的出版与文本权威的制造》

A Glimpse of the Writing for Print:Publishing and the Making of Textual Authority in Late Imperial China

本文对孙修暎《为刻而写:晚期中华帝国的出版与文本权威的塑造》一书予以高度的评价,指出该书从从新颖的角度对出版史和书籍史进行切入研究,在论述过程中,不但对印刷史、印刷史的以下普遍观点进行质疑,而且提出了新的假设,并以比较科学的方式展开论证。同时,本文期待能够进一步探讨私刻事业在19世纪中国树立文本权威的情况,希望能够看到作者对私刻与晚清近代报刊兴起之间的关系的看法。

The paper speaks highly of the Writing for Print:Publishing and the Making of Textual Authority in Late Imperial China written by Suyoung Son.The book researches into the history of publishing and the history of the book from a fresh perspective.In discussion,the book not only questions popular ideas on the history of print but also makes new assumptions which are justified in a scientific manner.The paper hopes Suyoung Son could further her discussion of the making of textual authority by self-publishing in China in the 19th century and talk about her opinions on the relationship between such self-publishing practice and the bourgeoning of modern newspapers and periodicals in late Qing Dynasty.