重估传统儒家文化与重建历史真实——解读新历史小说《白鹿原》

An Interpretation of the White Deer Campagna

通过对“传统儒家文化”、“历史”等概念在不同时期的具体“所指”进行分析,阐明《白鹿原》所力图展现的“传统儒家文化”只是作者在当代具体语境中对“传统儒家文化”与“历史”的重新建构或叙述。而这一建构或叙述因符合当时人们对“传统儒家文化”的期待而获得认同。但在此类新历史小说中所体现的与以往用政治权力观念图解历史相对立的叙事模式,在反思“五四”以来对传统儒家文化简单否认的同时,也容易使人们放弃对传统儒家文化的多方位思考。

The paper illustrates that in his new type of historical novel entitled the White Deer Campagna , the author ventures to reconstruct another historical truth by reevaluation of the traditional Confucian culture. Such an undertaking is fulfilled in the specific social context, and caters to the expectations of the general public of the time. However, traditional Confucian culture and history have had special meanings in their different stages of development. The untraditional pattern of narration demonstrated in this new historical novels limits the possibility of the author＇ s reconstruction of another historical truth by reevaluation of Traditional Confucian culture.