Tacitus and Sima Qian (ca. 140-85 BC, author of the Shiji, the Records of the Historian) are eminent representatives of Roman and ancient Chinese historiography. The starting-point of the paper is a striking parallel between the two historians: During the reign of autocratic emperors (of the last of the Flavian emperors, Domitian, and of the most powerful of the Han-emperors Wudi) both authors undergo experiences which not only affect them on a personal level, but also influence their historiographie practice. The paper traces this influence with respect to the representations of individual historical characters. On the one hand it analyses the representations of rulers: of Tiberius, adoptive son and successor of Augustus, and of Wendi, natural son and (indirect) successor of Gaodi, the founder of the Han-dynasty; on the other hand it studies the representations of second and third rank characters such as senators, ministers, generals, and - in the case of Sima Qian - also of people from other walks of life. The similarities which can be observed between the two authors point to the existence of certain anthropological constants, whereas the differences are to be attributed to basic differences in Roman and Chinese political thinking and to differing degrees of the intensity of the experiences undergone by each historian.

Yang Lu, Louise. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2009-2010, design report." / "May 2010." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55).

Among those who interpreted the poetry of Li Shang-Yin in the early Qing Dynasty, Zhu He-Ling was the one that took the lead. He interpreted the poetry of Li Shang-Yin on Qian Qian-Yi¡¦s instructions. It was a time of dynasty changes and literary inquisition, similar to the late Tang Dynasty. The poetry of Li Shang-Yin, poet of the late Tang, was ambiguous and obscure, which provided an opportunity for Zhu who was in the same situation as Li-Shang-Yin to display his commentary ability. Zhu adopted the method of ¡§zhi ren lun shi¡¨ to interpret Li¡¦s poems, which is a method of understanding a person by researching the historical background. After ¡§Explanatory Notes of the Poetry Collection of Li Yi-Shan¡¨ was published, it evoked resonance among readers. Therefore, it is now an important book for studying Li¡¦s poems. If the process of how Zhu finished the book could be understood and the essence and features of the book could be outlined and summarized, it would be beneficial for researching the poet Li Shang-Yin and his poems. This dissertation is composed of five chapters. The first chapter- introduction- contains the purpose and method of the study. The life and characteristics of Zhu and the gist of ¡§Explanatory Notes of the Poetry Collection of Li Yi-Shan¡¨ were also introduced. The second chapter-the historical background of Zhu He-ling¡¦s interpretation of Li Yi-Shan¡¦s poems-indicates that the author wrote and developed the concept of shishi (¸Ö¥v) and bixin (¤ñ¿³) under the influence of the political and social environment and the academic atmosphere at that time. This chapter also discusses the process of how Zhu finished the book and compares the differences in different versions in order to highlight the outcomes of Zhu¡¦s studies. In chapter three-the style and structure of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨- the style and structure of the explanation, interpretation and quotation in the book were analyzed. By doing this, Zhu¡¦s devotion to interpreting Li¡¦s poems and to preserving predecessors¡¦ works could be easily seen. Chapter four-the contribution and defect of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨-depicts the contribution and defect of the book for those who study Li Shang-Yin¡¦s poems. Chapter five-conclusion- summarizes the main ideas from chapter two to four in the hope that the whole picture of ¡§Explanatory notes of the poetry collection of Li-Yi-Shan¡¨ could be understood.

陳建樑. / 稿本 / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學硏究院中國語言及文學部,1992. / 參考文獻: leaves 860-956 / Chen Jianliang. / Chapter 甲 --- 前言 --- p.1 / Chapter 乙 --- 本文 --- p.3 / Chapter 上篇: --- 服注采《公»«穀»義探論 --- p.3 / 前言 --- p.3 / Chapter (1) --- 服氏采《公»«穀»義之例 --- p.62 / Chapter (2) --- 采《公羊»義之例一 --- p.11 / Chapter (3) --- 采«公羊»義之例二 --- p.114 / Chapter (4) --- 采«公羊»義之例三 --- p.135 / Chapter (5) --- 采«公羊»義之例四 --- p.149 / Chapter (6) --- 采«穀梁»義之例 --- p.174 / 小結 --- p.199 / Chapter 下篇： --- 服注緩用群籍攷 --- p.208 / 前言 --- p.208 / Chapter (1) --- 援«禮記»為說 --- p.219 / Chapter a --- 援«禮記»為說之條一 --- p.222 / Chapter b --- 援«禮記»為說之條二 --- p.237 / Chapter c --- 援«禮記»為說之條三 --- p.250 / Chapter d --- 援«禮記»為說之條四 --- p.269 / Chapter e --- 援«禮記»為說之條五 --- p.279 / Chapter (2) --- 援«司馬法»為說 --- p.322 / Chapter a --- 援«司馬法»為說之條一 --- p.332 / Chapter b --- 援«司馬法»為說之條二 --- p.382 / Chapter c --- 援«司馬法»為說之條三 --- p.420 / Chapter d --- 援«司馬法»為說之條四 --- p.436 / Chapter (3) --- 援«國語»為說 --- p.473 / Chapter a --- 援«國語»為說之條一 --- p.473 / Chapter b --- 援«國語»為說之條二 --- p.490 / Chapter (4) --- 援«詩»為說 --- p.585 / Chapter a --- 援«詩»為說之條一 --- p.585 / Chapter b --- 援«詩»為說之條二 --- p.605 / Chapter (5) --- 援«易»為說 --- p.632 / Chapter (6) --- 援«周禮»為說 --- p.700 / Chapter (7) --- 援«兵法»為說 --- p.710 / Chapter (8) --- 援«魯連子»為說 --- p.735 / Chapter (9) --- 援«神異經»為說 --- p.770 / 小結 --- p.880 / Chapter 丙 --- 結語 --- p.881 / Chapter 丁 --- 參攷書文舉要 --- p.888

This dissertation is a history of interpretation and interlinear commentary translation of the "Li Sao," an allegorical poem attributed to the late Warring States (475-221 BCE) poet Qu Yuan. I argue that the significance of the poem is an historically constituted and changing interpretation produced in a sequence of editions, and that insofar as translation is the necessary tool of Sinology, our scholarship and teaching should rest on a translation practice that visibly reflects the particularly Chinese material and reception histories of our texts. I analyze the rhetorical strategies by which specific interpreters, including Sima Qian, Wang Yi, Hong Xingzu, Zhu Xi, and Guo Moruo, "translate" the "Li Sao" through history, constructing personas of Qu Yuan that speak to the politics of their own respective eras. The last chapter is a new translation of the "Li Sao" based on my investigation of the poem's history. It contains multiple English renderings and diverse selections of historical commentary, presented in interlinear form, in order to facilitate historically critical understanding of the "Li Sao" and demonstrate the breadth of interpretation that it is possible to derive from the text. The translation offers not a single interpretation of the poem but rather an image of the historical dialogue that has produced and disputed it in interpretations from the Han dynasty to the present.

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The present work offers a critical analysis of Tao Qian’s political and religious thought from readings of his poetic works. Focused on Tao Qian’s writings about the “Way” and the crisis of the “Way”, I examine how he constructs his political utopia and religious utopia that stand out as his response to the multidimensional existential crisis. Chapter 1 provides a summary of Tao’s depictions of the “Way” and the crisis of the “Way”, which serves as the textual ground of this study. Chapter 2 introduces the interdisciplinary methods that I have adopted to read and understand Tao Qian. Basically this study is informed by ideas and insights from modern disciplines of political thought and religious studies. Chapter 3 focuses on Tao Qian’s political utopia and discloses the philosophical traditions and personal innovations of Tao's political thought. Chapter 4 introduces Tao Qian’s religious utopia, with focus on how he manifests the sacred world and how he proposes to get to the sacred.

王符乃東漢之政論家，所撰《潛夫論》一書，載述當時政治、經濟、社會風俗等情實，史料至為豐富。范曄《後漢書》中謂其「指訐時短，討謫物情」，既「譏當時得失」，又「觀當時風政」，明白揭示王符《潛夫論》對於研究東漢的史學價值。 本文以《潛夫論》所記載為經，以東漢之政治問題為緯，延伸《潛夫論》所記載之史實，比對其他兩漢史料，將王符《潛夫論》所表達之政治思想作一整體的耙梳。第二章起，乃針對王符及其《潛夫論》作陳述。先簡述王符之生平、經歷、思想淵源，以及《潛夫論》成書與內容。第三章就東漢政治思想源泉，以及政治和社會風氣，討論《潛夫論》所反映之東漢政治問題。第四章乃討論王符之五大政治理論：務本、重法、德化、用賢、實邊。王符的政治理論最大特色在於現實性極強，故本章也就王符《潛夫論》政治理論，及其對於東漢時政、時俗所提出之各項批判與解決之道提出討論。第五章為結論，闡釋《潛夫論》反映政治問題及政治思想所展現之時代價值。 關鍵字：王符、潛夫論、東漢政治 / Wang Fu was a political commentator of East Han Dynasty. His book “Qian Fu Lun” described the politics, economy, and social norms at that time with rich content. Fan Hua suggested in his “Post Han Book” that Wang used criticism to ridicule the gain and loss at that time, and observed the politics, indicating that Wang’s Qian Fu Lun” was important to the study of historiography of East Han. This paper, based on the records in “Qian Fu Lun” and political problems during East Han, extended the historical facts recorded in “Qian Fu Lun” and compared the data with the contents in other two records of Han history, in order to organize the political thoughts expressed in Wang’s “Qian Fu Lun”. Chapter 2 introduces Wang Fu and his “Qian Fu Lun”, including his biography, experience, origin of thoughts, and compilation and contents of “Qian Fu Lun”. Chapter 3 discusses the political problems of East Han reflected in “Qian Fu Lun”, from the perspectives of the origin of political thoughts in East Han, and political and social norms. Chapter 4 presents the five political theories of Wang Fu, which are practicality, emphasis on the laws, advocacy of morals, recruitment of virtuous personnel, and solidifying the borderline. The main characteristic of Wang’s political theories is its realism. Therefore, this chapter also discusses the criticisms and suggestions proposed by Wang in his “Qian Fu Lun” concerning the political situation and social norms during East Han Dynasty. Chapter 5 is the conclusion, and expounds the time values of the political problems and thoughts reflected in “Qian Fu Lun”. Keywords: Wang Fu, Qian Fu Lun, politics in East Han / 摘要 I Abstract II 目錄 III 表目錄 IV 第壹章 緒論 1 第一節 研究動機 1 第二節 文獻探討 2 第貳章 王符生平、思想淵源及著作 5 第一節 王符生平 5 （一）關於生卒年 6 （二）關於生平 9 第二節 王符的思想淵源 15 第三節《潛夫論》撰作時間與內容 19 第參章 東漢初年的政治問題 23 第一節 中央政府的腐敗 23 (一) 外戚宦官交替專權： 23 (二) 統治集團內部殘殺： 30 (三) 吏治腐敗，豪族地主勢力膨脹與農民起義 31 第二節 重利浮奢敗壞社會風氣 34 第三節 赦宥頻繁 40 第四節 東漢中後期邊疆形勢 48 第五節 《潛夫論》之思想背景 53 第肆章 王符《潛夫論》的政治思想及其貢獻 56 第一節 五大政治理論：務本、重法、德化、用賢、實邊 57 第二節 民為邦本，以民為基 76 第三節 選賢舉能，考名責實 83 第四節 重視邊防、禦寇實邊 90 第伍章 結論 101 參考文獻 104

This paper focuses on comparison of two memoirs from different periods of Chinese history: Shěn Fù's Six Chapters of a Floating Life (turn of 18th and 19th century) and Yáng Jiàng's Six Chapters from a Cadre School (first published in 1981). Both memoirs are joined in intertextual relationship; Yáng Jiàng refers to Shěn Fù's text by both title and structure of her work, while Qián Zhōngshū, her well-known husband, presents in his preface Six Chapters of a Floating Life as a book he never liked. This paper examines message of these two memoirs by formal and thematic analysis of topics, genre characteristics and attitude toward life of both authors.