中国散文理论存在的问题及其跨越

Overcoming Pitfalls in China's Theories of Prose Writing

本文在梳理、评价和总结20世纪以来中国散文理论的基础上,对散文的范畴、真实与虚构、真情实感等概念进行了重新界说。由此寻求散文理论的变奏,在现代视野建构新的散文理论话语。一是由“诗性”这一核心话语分衍出精神诗性、生命向度、人格智慧和文化本体性,二是重视文体风格层面的文调、氛围、心体感应和智情合体,三是引入复调叙述、意象创设和多维结构的理论批评思路和方法。文章指出,在新的世纪中国散文研究必须强化学科的特点和规范,建立以现代意识为先导的理论批评视野,同时要敢于破除各种既定的散文观念和模式,将传统文论的优长和西方现代批评的观念和方法结合起来。

In a survey of China's theories of prose writing in the 20 th century, the author redefines such concepts as scope; truth and fiction; and genuine feeling in prose writing, with a view to modifying theories of prose writing and building up a new theoretical discourse in the modern context. One element of this new discourse is “the poetic”: from this core concept derive the poetic in terms of the mind; life dimensions; the wisdom of character; and cultural ontology. A second element is that of stylistic matters such as personal style, atmosphere, mental and physical responses and intellectual and emotional integration. The third element is that of the intellectual approach and methodology in critical theory with regard to multiple narratives, the creation of images and multi-dimensional structures. The paper points out that studies of China's prose writing theories in the new century must place more emphasis on the characteristics and rules of the discipline, setting up new horizons in theoretical criticism guided by modern consciousness. This must be combined with the bold rejection of established concepts and models, uniting the best of traditional Chinese literary criticism with modern Western concepts and methods.