崔承运君是北大中文系毕业生,听过我的课,长期在天津工作。他主编了一部《历代教文大观》,我因忝被加上此书的“顾问”头街,盛情难却,只好勉强说几句。所谈大抵属于常识;虽间有己见,亦未必中肯,仅供读者参考而已。作为文学总集,《诗经》和《楚辞》是最早的了,但它 Cui Cheng Yunjun is a graduate of Peking University Department, heard my class, long-term work in Tianjin. He edited a “Grand View of Era” and I was forced to say a few words because I was added to this book by the head of “Advisor.” Most of the talks are common sense; though there is personal opinion, it may not be pertinent, for the reader’s reference only. As a collection of literature, “The Book of Songs” and “Chu Ci” is the earliest, but it