文学史有限论

Limited Theory of Literary History

“文学史无限论”,对于拓展我们文学史研究的空间,发展文学史研究的范式,可以起到很大的启迪和促进作用。但是这个命题还存在一个“反命题”,即“文学史有限论”。正反两个命题实际上是一枚硬币的两面,它们构成关于文学史的“可能性”的完整表述。文学史的有限性,存在于文学史研究和编写的所有环节。重视文学史的有限性,对于提升文学史研究和编写的水准,建立和完善文学史研究的范式,使学科得到健康发展,同样具有重要意义。本文从“文学史观念”、“文学史材料”、“文学史体式”、“研究者学识”等四个方面,论证了“文学史有限论”的基本内涵及其表现形态。

So-called“infinite theory of literary history”may play an important role for expanding the inves- tigative space in our literary history and for the development of the paradigms of literary historical studies.However, this proposition still exists an anti-proposition,that is,“limited theory of literary history”.They are two sides of a coin and form the complete survey of the“possibility”concerning literary history.In fact,the limitedness of the literary history lies in all aspects of studies and compilations of the literary history.It is of great significance to pay attention to the limitedness of literary history in order to enhance the level of studying and compiling literary history and to establish wholesome models in the studies of literary history.This text attests the fundamental contents and presentations of“limited theory of literary history”from four aspects as follows:“ideas of literary history”,“mate- rials of literary history”,“types of literary history”and“the scholarship of researchers of literary history”.