王士祿《燃脂集》考論

An Investigation of Wang Shilu's 'Ranzhi Ji'

明清傳統女性文學之繁榮發展，除女性自我苦心經營之外，背後其實有眾多文士戮力相推，王士祿堪稱其中頗為典型的個案。有感於此前諸多女性作品選本存在的種種不足，王士祿傾其畢生精力匯輯歷代女性作品，編就《燃脂集》，態度之謹嚴、規模之宏精，使此書在歷代女性選本中具有舉足輕重的地位。而《燃脂集》之《宮閨氏籍藝文考略》，又成為胡文楷編撰《歷代婦女著作考》最重要的文獻來源之一。王士祿孜孜匯輯傳統女性作品或事蹟之貢獻，值得濃墨重彩書寫。考察《燃脂集》具體的成書過程，亦能呈現清初眾多文士有意重塑傳統女性面貌的志業。

Besides the efforts of the writers themselves, the flourishing of traditional women's writing during the Ming and Qing was also due to many supportive male literati behind the scenes. A prime example of such men was Wang Shilu王士祿, who, dissatisfied with the many shortcomings of previous anthologies of women's writing, devoted his life to compiling his own collection, the ”Ranzhi ji” (燃脂集The Lamp Oil Collection). His meticulous approach to compilation, the large number of poems and wide range of authors he included, and his skill in arranging the poems make this one of the most important anthologies of women's writing. Moreover, ”Gonggui shiji yiwen kaolüe” 宮閨氏籍藝文考略, a biographical reference work on women writers included in this anthology, was one of the important documentary sources for Hu Wenkai's 胡文楷 ”Lidai funü zhuzuo kao”歷代婦女著作考. Wang Shilu's remarkable contribution in compiling and editing this anthology of women's literary works and achievements warrants detailed examination. Investigating the process of compiling the ”Ranzhi ji” also reveals the ambition of many early Qing male literati to remold how women were perceived.