摘要
文章对类书的体例、内容和作用进行了说明,并简介了几本主要的类书。文章认为《幼学琼林》这本微型的类书,对于阅读一般古籍,特别对阅读唐宋以来的著作,现在仍有一定的价值。
This paper illustrates the style, content and functions of Lei Shu and outlines some major books of this type. This paper concludes that the miniature book——You Xue Qiong Lin, is still of some value for reading ordinary ancient books, esp. those works since the Song and Tang Dynasties.
关键词
类书
体例
内容
作用
幼学琼林
lei shu (a class of works combining to some extent the characteristics of encyclopedias and concordances [embracing the whole field of literature, methodically arranged according to subjects, and each heading giving extracts from former works on the subject in question])
style
content
function
You Xue Qion Lin