扬雄《剧秦美新》考论

《剧秦美新》是西汉文学家扬雄在王莽代汉后创作的一篇作品,该文过去一直被批评者当作扬雄趋炎附势的“罪证”。从历史角度考察,王莽代汉有着复杂的历史内涵,扬雄创作这篇文章的历史背景和思想根源还有新的解释。详细考证会发现《剧秦美新》在认识和研究西汉历史上的价值,从“知人论世”的观点出发,应该给其以符合历史的评价。

Research of Degrading Qin Dynasty and Praising Xin Dynasty by Yang Xiong

Degrading Qin Dynasty and Praising Xin Dynasty is a work written by the literati Yang Xiong in western Han dynasty.It is made after Wang Mang came into power and always taken as an evidence of Yang Xiong's flattering behavior.From the historical view,Wang Mang's act contains complicated historical connotation.The historical background and the thought root of this work by Yang Xiong have some new explanations.The value of realizing and researching the history of western Han dynasty will be identified after further study on the article Degrading Qin Dynasty and Praising Xin Dynasty which should be properly evaluated according to history from the view of knowing people and discussing the world.