《报任安书》之《汉书》《文选》本校读三则

Three Proof-readings between the Two Editionsof A Letter to Ren'an

《报任安书》有《汉书》《文选》两个版本,文字颇有出入。通过“若望仆不相师用,而流俗人之言”“而仆又茸以蚕室”“恨私心有所不尽,鄙没世而文采不表於后也”三条的对比分析、得失评价,认为《汉书》本更为真实可靠。

A Letter to Ren'an(Bao Ren'an Shu)has two editions,one of which is The Histroy of Han Dynasty(Hanshu)and the other is Selected Works(Wenxuan).The words and sentences in the two editions have differences.The Histroy of Han Dynasty(Hanshu)edition is more reliable than the Selected Works(Wenxuan)edition by proof-reading the following three sentences:"it seems that you blame me for not listening to your advice but followed the suggestion of common people","later ended up in prison"and"as my aspirations are not fully realized,I would regret that if I die without any accomplishment,I'll have no works to flourish in the later ages."