理性的僭妄——对文学定义的引申性述评

Remarks on Defining Literature

在汇集大量理论和创作资料的基础上,对聚讼纷纭的文学定义进行了清理和思考。分别从认识论、语言学、审美和创作的角度,归纳分析了既往文学定义的诸般理论偏颇。在对各种不同观点进行了深入的辨析和思考后,力图揭示目前文学定义存在的理性偏执与文学的生命感性之间的矛盾;认为,传统文学研究中定义对文学的片面性施加是人类理性对生命创造力的僭妄,这是导致文学定义致命局限的根本原因。

With an analysis of the divergent definitions based on a large amount of literature, this article, in perspective of epis-temology, linguistics, aesthetics and literary writing, makes an analysis of the one - sidedness of the various definitions of literature and concludes that the one - sidedness of definitions in traditional literary studies is a result of ration's futile attempt to define the creativity of human beings.