The Exegetical Studies On Jiao Xun's Annotation On Mencius

Annotation on Mencius written by Jiao Xun is the most important work in hislifetime, which is also the first new commentary made by just one single scholar(Zhao Qi) in the Qing Dynasty. It achieves the most illustrious accomplishment in thefield of studying on Mencius and has a comprehensive expression on Menciusstudies. The dissertation summarizes its methods and characteristics of exegeticalstudies entirely and systematically from the angle of exegetical studies and presentsmy own points of view on its exegetical defects.The dissertation divides into four chapters. The first chapter introduces theauthor, Jiao Xun and his Annotation on Mencius simply and sums up its standardsof explanatory notes. The second chapter is the dissertation's emphasis andsummarizes the methods of exegetical studies of Annotation on Mencius. The thirdchapter sums up the characteristics of exegetical studies of Annotation onMencius. The fourth chapter points out its exegetical defects.