湖南大学学报(社会科学版)
湖南大學學報(社會科學版)
호남대학학보(사회과학판)
JOURNAL OF HUNAN UNIVERSITY(SOCIAL SCIENCE EDITION)
2015年
3期
95-100
,共6页
林语堂%传记文学%纪实散文%文学史地位
林語堂%傳記文學%紀實散文%文學史地位
림어당%전기문학%기실산문%문학사지위
Lin Yutang%biographical literature%documentary prose%the status in literary history
人们之所以在对林语堂的评价上产生分歧,林语堂之所以在文学史上无地位,首先是观念问题,其次是评价标准与学术视野问题。实际上,林语堂是继梁启超之后,致力于融汇中西文化,将中国传记文学推向现代化的标志性人物,在中国传记文学史上起了继往开来、承前启后的重要作用;他不仅开了以散文形式向西方传播中国文化的先路,而且也开了现代长篇纪实散文创作的先声。因此,单就纪实文学创作而言,林语堂就为中国文学作出了杰出贡献,在文学史上具有无可替代的重要地位。而如果联系小说等虚构文学创作,我们则更须重新评价林语堂的历史地位与文学成就。“林语堂现象”启示我们:在现当代文学史“重写”中,除了要更新以虚构为中心的传统观念与拓展海外华文文学的学科领域外,还须进一步解放思想,确立科学的史识、史观与评价标准。
人們之所以在對林語堂的評價上產生分歧,林語堂之所以在文學史上無地位,首先是觀唸問題,其次是評價標準與學術視野問題。實際上,林語堂是繼樑啟超之後,緻力于融彙中西文化,將中國傳記文學推嚮現代化的標誌性人物,在中國傳記文學史上起瞭繼往開來、承前啟後的重要作用;他不僅開瞭以散文形式嚮西方傳播中國文化的先路,而且也開瞭現代長篇紀實散文創作的先聲。因此,單就紀實文學創作而言,林語堂就為中國文學作齣瞭傑齣貢獻,在文學史上具有無可替代的重要地位。而如果聯繫小說等虛構文學創作,我們則更鬚重新評價林語堂的歷史地位與文學成就。“林語堂現象”啟示我們:在現噹代文學史“重寫”中,除瞭要更新以虛構為中心的傳統觀唸與拓展海外華文文學的學科領域外,還鬚進一步解放思想,確立科學的史識、史觀與評價標準。
인문지소이재대림어당적평개상산생분기,림어당지소이재문학사상무지위,수선시관념문제,기차시평개표준여학술시야문제。실제상,림어당시계량계초지후,치력우융회중서문화,장중국전기문학추향현대화적표지성인물,재중국전기문학사상기료계왕개래、승전계후적중요작용;타불부개료이산문형식향서방전파중국문화적선로,이차야개료현대장편기실산문창작적선성。인차,단취기실문학창작이언,림어당취위중국문학작출료걸출공헌,재문학사상구유무가체대적중요지위。이여과련계소설등허구문학창작,아문칙경수중신평개림어당적역사지위여문학성취。“림어당현상”계시아문:재현당대문학사“중사”중,제료요경신이허구위중심적전통관념여탁전해외화문문학적학과영역외,환수진일보해방사상,학립과학적사식、사관여평개표준。
The reason why people divide over the evaluation of Lin Yutang,and the absence of his posi-tion in the literary history appears to be the problem of conception,and the evaluation criteria as well as the academic vision.In fact,Lin Yutang was such an iconic figure who had been committed to the blending of Chinese and Western culture,and the modernization of Chinese biographical literature after Liang Qichao,which connected the past and future development of Chinese literature.He was not only such a pi-oneer who spread Chinese culture in the form of prose,but also an originator of modern long documentary prose.Therefore,in terms of documentary literature,Lin Yutang is such an outstanding contributor who possesses irreplaceable place in literary history.Moreover,taking fiction literature into consideration,we seriously need to reevaluate Lin's historical status and his literary achievements."Lin Yutang Phenome-non"shows that when rewriting modern and contemporary literature history,we should not only update traditional concept centered on fiction and expand the disciplinary fields of overseas Chinese literature,but also further emancipate our mind,while establishing scientific historical consciousness,concepts and eval-uation criteria.