论钟评《刘文成公全集》

刘基诗文集版本较多,情况复杂,虽有人曾对此做过专门研究,但钟惺所评辑《刘文成公全集》一书,研究者却未能给予应有的重视①。钟、刘之文在思想情趣及表现形式上迥异,但钟惺在评点《刘文成公全集》时,不置一贬语、极端推崇刘基之文。通过对《刘文成公全集》一书评点内容与钟惺文论主张、思想观点之比较,同时对坊间托名钟惺情况之探讨,可以得出这样的结论题名钟惺评辑《刘文成公全集》一书,其评点者并非钟惺。

Brief Analysis on the Complete Works of Master Liu Wencheng with Zhong Xing' Comments

Many collections of Master Liu Ji (Liu Wencheng)'s poems in various levels or qualities have been published in the past. Although someone has made specific research on them, the Complete Works of Master Liu Wencheng with the comments of Zhong Xing didn't catch enough attention, which it deserved. Despite the sharp contrast between Zhong and Liu's values and interests, Zhong showed his obvious appreciation to Liu’s work in Complete Works of Master Liu Wencheng, even given no criticism at all. In this article, the author compared the Zhong Xing’s comments in this book and his opinions and ideas in his other works, and investigated the facts that publishing houses in that times published the books with Zhong Xing’s name, but actually written by others. By the evidences from this book and other materials, the author concludes at last that the comments in Complete Works of Master Liu Wencheng are not from Zhong Xing.