《荀子》中的大禹形象探索

Exploration of the Image of Dayu in Xunzi

《荀子》一书对大禹的抒写,展现了大禹作为普通人、圣贤之人以及圣明君主的形象,这一形象具有浓厚的人性色彩和历史人物的特点。本文以大禹为切入点,对《荀子》中涉及大禹的篇目进行梳理分析,归纳出大禹形象及其特点,并进一步分析其深层次的原因,以深化对《荀子》中大禹形象的认识。这对于全面把握大禹形象、整体理解《荀子》思想、展现古代神话与历史的互动具有积极意义。

The description of Dayu in the book Xunzi shows the image of him as an ordinary person,a sage,and a holy monarch with a strong feature of humanity and that of a historical figure.This article,through in-depth exploration,reveals Xunzi’s inheritance of Confucian mythological concepts,the background of his times,and such reasons as the deeper philosophical concepts of his own,etc.,which is of great significance for readers to fully grasp the image of Dayu,understand the thought of the book Xunzi as a whole,and show the interaction between ancient mythologies and history.