司马迁《史记》创作动因论——从《太史公自序》说起

On Motives and Reasons for Si Maqian Creating Records of the Historian——Start with Autobiographic Notes of Tai Shi Gong

司马迁创作《史记》的动因是多方面的。“究天人之际,通古今之变,成一家之言”是司马迁创作《史记》的终极目的,也是一个重要的创作动因。如果作进一步的考察,我们发现司马迁创作《史记》的直接动因是为了“事亲”、“事君”、“立身”而“以显父母”、扬名天下。本文试从司马迁“事亲”、“事君”、“立身”三方面来谈论司马迁创作《史记》的动因。

There are many motives and reasons for Si Maqian creating Records of the Historian.One of them is to study the relationship between nature and human.Another is to present the changing from ancient to society in Han Dynasty.As a result,Si Maqian formed his own style.However,if we study Records of the Historian further,we can find the motives and reasons are for three points:supporting and waiting upon elders,serve for monarch,the way of conducting himself.The writer tries to analyze motives and reasons as the following three aspects.