郭子章《豫章书》考论

Study on Guo Zizhang’s Yuzhangshu

明代万历年间郭子章编纂的《豫章书》,是江西历史上第一部超过百卷的省志,也是其“江西系列”志书的集大成之作。虽然已经亡佚,但清代江西所修通志和各府县志都曾大量引用此书,并考订其讹误;郭子章的文集《黔草》中更是完整保存了此书的目录、凡例和小序,从中可以了解其成书过程和体例特点。《豫章书》采用纪传体,人物部分占一半以上,并增设编年《大事记》,资料详赡。同时,郭子章重视历史地理沿革和文献编目,书中的《艺文志》是第一部专门记载江西地区著述的总目。

Yuzhangshu is compiled by Guo Zizhang in Ming Dynasty in Wanli year.It is the first provincial chorography with more than 100 volumes in the history of Jiangxi Province,it is also a masterpiece of Jiangxi’s chorography.Unfortunately,Yuzhangshu has been lost and we only have a few research findings about the book.But in fact,this book has been widely quoted and corrected by many local chorography of Jiangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty.Guo Zizhang’s Qiancao recorded the complete catalogue,notes and prefaces of Yuzhangshu.The compilation process and style characteristics of Yuzhangshu can be understood through Qiancao.Yuzhangshu adopts a biographical style with more than half of the characters’biographies and adds memorabilia.At the same time,Guo Zizhang paid more attention on historical and geographical contents and cataloging of local documents.The Yi Wenzhi survey of this book is the first bibliography that specifically records books of Jiangxi province.