试析末科状元刘春霖的政治观

刘春霖是中国历史上最后一位状元,由于时代背景及自身经历,他由一个传统文人转变为近代新型知识分子,形成了新的政治观,因此他虽有科举功名但并没有跻身封建官场,而是热衷于立宪运动。但是,刘春霖毕竟来自旧文化的阵营,旧的思想对他影响很大,所以民国时期他的政治观时常表现出反动的一面。晚年的刘春霖更加稳重,以在野之身从事社会公益事业。可以说,刘春霖是近代传统士人向新型知识分子转变的典型代表。

The Political Viewpoint of the Last Number-One Scholar-LIU Chun-lin in the Qing Dynasty

LIU Chun-lin （1872-1942）, as the last Number-One scholar of the Chinese feudalism history, formed his own new political viewpoint-his keen practical support of the constitutional movement in the late Qing Dynasty in the process of changing from a traditional scholar to a new-typed modern intellect due to his own experiences in his time, without ascending to the feudal officialdom of that time despite his attainment of his imperial fame. However, his political viewpoint often showed the reactionary side in the period of the Republic of China （1912-1949） due to the overwhelming influence of the feudal cul- ture on him because of his origin from the camp of old culture. In his twilight years, he became more sedate and had less de- sire on the political status but more efforts on the public affairs. Liu Chunlin was, as it were, the representative of changing from a traditional scholar to a new-typed modern intellect.