刘向编辑《楚辞》之说起自东汉王逸，宋代即有人对此提出不同见解，近世又有学者因《汉志》未录此书而提出质疑，因而刘向是否编纂《楚辞》就成了一桩学术疑案。考之史实，刘向编辑《楚辞》自有其得天独厚的条件机遇，且从汉至清历代典籍和名家对此都有明确的记载和评述；《汉志》未录《楚辞》是因其本于《七略》，而《楚辞》无论从体例还是从内容角度考量均无录入《七略》之必要，因此，虽然也许不是屈原作品最早的编纂者，但他编辑了在当时比较权威的十六卷本《楚辞》的史实不容置疑，也是他第一次把屈原所有作品以及西汉以前模拟屈原作品体式且为屈原立言的代表作品集名之为《楚辞》的。%The viewpoint of the compilation of The Songs of Chu by Liu Xiang is believed to be put forward by Wang Yi of Eastern Han Dynasty. However, some people held different opinions in Song Dynasty. And some scholars are doubtful on this issue in recent years because Han Chi has no records of this book at all. Therefore, whether Liu Xiang is the compiler of The Songs of Chu has always been a mystery in academy. In fact, Liu Xiang had a very favorable condition to do this, and Classics and famous scholars have been documented and reviewed on this matter from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Han Chi has no records of this book because it roots from Qi Lue. Whether it is in terms of the system or the content, there is no reason for Qi Lue to take The songs of Chu into its samples. So, though Liu Xiang may not be the first lexicographer of The Songs of Chu, the fact that he edited sixteen volumes of The Songs of Chu is beyond doubt, and it was also he that named the collection all of Qu Yuan’s works into The Songs of Chu.
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