摘要
1937年初,罗尔纲的首部太平天国史专著《太平天国史纲》出版,获得史学研究会好友和传媒的较多好评。某些研究者以为该书代表了罗氏背离考据的学术新路,与其师胡适从此分道扬镳。实则不然。罗氏因为该书受到胡适的严厉批评,又受挫于中研院社科所的工作经历,渐悟该书之误,不数年已重回考据旧路。当时太平天国研究界尚处于以新资料考订和重建史事的阶段,一般认为太平通史之作并非其时,不仅对于《史纲》较少关注,而且不大认可罗氏注重辨伪的考据方法。惟罗氏治学艰苦卓著,持之以恒逾六十年,将胡适方法应用于近代史研究,终成太史研究之第一人。考察这段学术逸史,希望可以摆脱"后见之明"的眼光限制,尝试去感受近代史研究新生阶段的原生态与多元化气息。
Luo Ergang＇s TAIPINGTIANGUO SHIGANG, as his first monograph, was published at the beginning of 1937. This book won much praise from his friends in the Historiography Society and the media. Many scholars believed that this book demonstrated Luo deviating from the new academic method of textual criticism, and parting company with his teacher Hu Shi henceforth. In fact, Luo realized the mistake of this book and returned to the old research way of textual criticism after Hu＇s harsh criticism and getting frustrated from his work experience in the Institute of Social Sciences of the Academia Sinica. The historical circle studying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time was still in the stage of making textual criticism of new history materials and rebuilding specific historical facts, and denied writing the general history of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is well-timed. So the historical circle paid less attention to the book and also disagreed with Luo＇s textual research method which emphasized forgery detection. However Luo had insisted his textual research method and worked hard for more than 60 years. Finally he became the leader in the field of Taiping History study, by applying Hu＇s method to studying Chinese modern history. In this paper the author hopes to get rid of the limit of hindsight and tries to experience the truth and variety at the beginning of the study of modern Chinese history.
出处
《史学史研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2013年第1期72-81,105,共11页
Journal of Historiography
关键词
罗尔纲
胡适
《太平天国史纲》
史学研究会
辨伪
Luo Ergang Hu Shi TAIPINGTIANGUO SHIGANG the Historiography Societyforgery detection
