《古書通例》補論

Supplementary Notes on the General Structure of Ancient Documents

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.

俞嘉錫先生的《古書通例》之通觀達識，因近年來簡串古書的出土而越來越被人們重視。然而余先生當時尚未見到大批的簡串古書，他也因為反對當時所流行的疑偽書思潮，而在書中有有為言之之處。於今來看，他的說法既有可資補充之處，也有個別需要商榷之處。

Yu Jiaxi’s (1884-1955) comprehensive views and insights in his General Structure of Ancient Documents, a monograph first published in 1940, have been drawing more and more attention with the recent excavation of lost texts preserved in bamboo strips, silk inscriptions and ancient books. Although Yu did not see this large volume of material, he purposely expressed his opposition to the then-prevalent skepticism toward the authenticity of ancient books. While his theory has made an undeniable contribution to today’s scholarship, some of his views require cautious re-examination.