论“新诗”命名的合法性

Issue on the Legality of Nomenclature of "New Poetry"

“新诗”的命名是一个饶有意味的话题。它既接受了晚清维新派诗人“诗界革命”的启示,也从西方文学资源中汲取话语活力。“新诗”的命名暗含如下逻辑预设:“新诗”是“进步”的、充满希望的;而“旧诗”是腐朽的,死气沉沉的。在“新诗”的命名过程中,“旧诗”也相应地得到命名。这种命名行为获取一定话语空间之后,是更为展开的关于“新诗”观念的演绎。对“新”的价值的刻意强调,是这种演绎的核心内容。

It is an interesting subject about the nomenclature of new poetry, which was not only enlightened by the ＂ Solution in the world of Chinese poems＂ advocated by reformist poets of late Qing Period, but also drew linguistic vitality from eastern literature resources. The nomenclature of new poem implies the following logical hypothesis： ＂New poetry＂ is progressive and hopeful, while ＂old poem ＂is decadent, deadly. In the course of nomenclature of ＂new poetry,＂ ＂old poetry＂ was also given its name. After gaining certain linguistic space, furthermore such action of naming began to deduct the ideas of ＂new poetry＂. And the conscious emphasis on the value of ＂new＂ is core to such deduction.