论《左传》中的质子形象及其书写意义

On the Hostage Images and Its Writing Significance in Zuo Zhuan

《左传》记载了春秋时期的交质活动凡16起,其中载有姓名的质子共26位。这些质子作为交质活动的主体,其生平事迹在《左传》的记载中有详有略,其中,郑太子忽、齐太子光和宋华元等人在书中笔墨着力较多。作为经历独特的群体以及性格较为鲜明的个体,他们是春秋人物图谱的重要组成部分。《左传》质子的载记,不独在史传文学发展史上留下宝贵的文学创作经验,而且,对人们认知质子宗教根源、揭示交质活动背后尊礼重信的伦理规范及这一规范在春秋时由维系到打破的趋势等,也具有重要的文化认识意义。

Zuo Zhuan recorded 16 events of exchanging hostages in the Spring and Autumn period,of which there exist 26 hostages with names.Those hostages,as the main body of the events of exchanging hostages,have been detailedly or briefly recorded in Zuo Zhuan,among which figurse such as Prince Hu of the state of Zheng,Prince Guang of the stale of Qi and Hua Yuan of the state of Song are more descriptive in the book.As a group with unique experiences and individuals with distinctive characters being an important part of the figures in the Spring and Autumn period.The records of the hostages in Zuo Zhuan not only leave valuable literary experiences in the history of historical and biographic literature,but also have important cultural significance for people to understand the religious roots of hostages,to reveal the ethical norms of respecting feudal ethical code and faith behind the events of exchanging hostages,as well as the trend of this norm form maintenance to breaking in the Spring and Autumn period.