金元词在词史中占有重要地位。它上承两宋之词,下开明清之词,其承接作用是不容忽视的。近代以来,对金元词的研究有理论著作和词人个案研究,更重要的是在整理、校勘、辑佚和笺注等词学基础工作方面。而这些基础工作中的金元词选本对于保存文献资料具有重要作用,也为后来学者深入研究和探讨金元词提供了版本参照和文献依据。
Jin -Yuan Ci occupies an important position in the history of Ci poetry. It not only inherited the Ci of the Two Song dynasties but also opened a new era for the Ming and Qing dynasties, playing an indis- pensable role of linking the past and the future. In modern times, many researches concerning Jin - Yuan Ci have been carried out, including theoretical works and case studies of individual poets, as well as some basic works such as collection, collation, compiling, annotation and so on. Among these basic works, anthologies of Jin - Yuan Ci were vital for literature preservation, which also provide reference version and literature basis for the further study and exploration by later scholars.