前 言
中国文化经典中的史书和子书常有成书之后为之序跋的传统,如司马迁的《太史公自序》、班固的《叙传》、王充《论衡》中的《自纪》以及子书中的“序志”篇等。西方的经典著作也有为之序跋的传统,如约翰·德莱顿
(John Dryden)的《古今故事诗集序》(Preface to the Fables, Ancient and
Modern)塞缪尔·约翰逊(Samu...
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