《四庫全書》賡續諸編所收女性著述

Publications by Women Contained in Several Supplementary Additions to Siku quanshu

中國歷史上的叢書多不勝數，當中以清乾隆三十八年(1773)至四十七年(1782)所編修的《四庫全書》最具規模，影響至為深遠。然而，是編也存在著不少遺漏和缺陷，兼以成書時間在盛清，不可能收入此後出版之著作，於是二十世紀後期賡續《四庫全書》之工作遂有所開展。近二十年中國大陸、台灣陸續出版賡續《四庫全書》之大型叢書，包括《續修四庫全書》、《四庫全書存目叢書》、《四庫禁燬書叢刊》、《四庫未收書輯刊》、《故宮珍本叢刊》等。其編修原則是根據傳統四部分類方法，搜集孤本、善本為主，保存大量罕見的原始文獻，並補充《四庫全書》問世以後出版的書籍。這些叢書當中女性史料豐富，實為現今研究中國女性史學者重要的參考資料。本文試以這幾套大型叢書作為基本資料，整理及論述分散於經、史、子、集各部中的女性著作，包括女教作品、別集、詩文總集等。有關書籍的寫作原則及其意義，亦在論述之列。

Siku quanshu was compiled during the reign of Qianlong (1773-1782). It was praised as the largest-scale congshu (collectanea) in Chinese history. However, many omissions are believed to have been unintentionally produced through the process of compilation and editing. Moreover, an abundance of books published after the collection of Siku quanshu did not find their way into it. Therefore, the necessary work of supplementation and subsequent expansion of Siku quanshu was to begin in the 20th century. During the past two decades, over ten sets of large-scale congshu have been published. They include Xuxiu Siku quanshu, Siku quanshu cunmu congshu, Siku jinwei congkan, Siku weixiushu jikan, Gugong zhenben congkan and a number of others. These varieties of congshu were sorted out under the four traditional classifications scheme, which were proposed to preserve rare books as well as to supplement Siku quanshu with additional materials. Research into Chinese women history among these congshu is inviting; there are a good number of publications by women, for example, zhuanji (biographies), nüjiaoshu (books for women education), wenji (collected works) can also be found in these congshu. These are of immense reference value for the study of Chinese women history. This article will give a brief account of publications by women within these congshu, and an elaboration on their writing principles and the significance of these individual works.