王世贞明史研究之成就与特点

王世贞的明史研究涉猎了万历以前几乎所有的重大问题 ,从明代政治事件、典章制度、社会经济、中外关系、文化生活到历史人物等等方面 ,他都有独到的看法和贡献 ,且涉及明代社会的各个层面 ,开创了一派以实录为本位的新掌故史学 ,留下了丰富的资料。他的明史研究贯串着歌颂明朝的思想 ,体现其“成一家之言”的著史志向 ,因而他在明代史学史上具有十分突出的地位。

On Wang Shizhen's Studies of Ming Dynasty

Wang Shizhen,as one of the most important and the most famous historians in Ming dynasty,studied not only the important political events,institutional systems,diplomatic relations but also social economy,social life,historic figures,almost in all the fields of Ming history before Wanli period basically in the view of extolling Ming dynasty.He initiated a new school of anecdotic historiography that based on ironclad evidences to preserve many useful materials.He had a very strong intention to establish his own position and declare his own views in the field of Ming history for his whole life so he had made outstanding contributions on the Ming studies.