汉代《诗》学渊源新论——孟子与汉代《诗》学渊源的地域性考察

汉代《诗》学渊源问题是聚讼千载的公案，素来学界多将之归于荀子，而于孟子的传《诗》之功却鲜有置喙。但是结合最新考古成果、从文化地理角度对影响先秦两汉时期《诗》学发展的地域文化因素详加梳理却会发现：先秦时期至汉代初年，孟子的活动场所与影响所及，主要集中在齐鲁和南楚地区，而这两大区域恰恰是春秋以来《诗》的主要传播地与保存地，共同的地域文化倾向与共同的传承者，不仅为两者在秦汉年间的汇流奠定了坚实基础，也为汉代《诗》学中呈现出的诸多宗孟面貌提供了合理解释。换而言之，从地域文化角度来看，汉代《诗》学导源于孟子的倾向明显。

A New Concept on the Origin of the Study of The Book of Songs during the Han Dynasty

The origin of the study of The Book of Songs during the Han Dynasty is an academic case debated upon for thousands of years.Many a scholar referred its origin to Xunzi,while few of them admitted that Mencius had done the meritorious deed of handing down The Book of Songs.However,in view of the latest archaeological achievements,if the various geographical factors in culture influencing the development of the study of The Book of Songs during the pre-Qin and the West-and the East-Han Dynasty period are put in order minutely from the perspective of cultural geography,it will dawn upon the researchers that the location Mencius lived in and moved about,and the region his influence reached,are mainly in the districts of Qilu and South Chu State,and these two zones are the very site where The Book of Songs has been spread to,and preserved since the Spring and Autumn Period.So that the common regional cultural inclination and the common successor have not only laid a solid foundation for both of them to flow together during the Qin and the Han Dynasty,but has offered a reasonable explanation for why the study of The Book of Songs during the Han Dynasty was characterized with reverence to Mencius.In other words,it is preferable to assert that the study of The Book of Songs during the Han Dynasty originated itself from Mencius.