“五四”作家的职业身份与“五四”新文学的发生

May 4th Writers' Occupational Status and the Emergence of May 4th New Literature

"五四"新文学发轫期,许多新文学家的主要职业是新式大学的教师。这一职业有着稳定丰厚的收入,使他们能够自由地从事新文学活动。他们利用课堂的垄断话语权,使新式教育下的学生接受新文学,形成新的文化心理结构,同时利用新式大学里的各种新文学社团和青年学生的爱国运动以及新文学家自身的声名扩大新文学的影响,使新文学为普通民众所接受,构建新文学广泛的受众群体。

At the beginning period of May 4th new literature, many new writers＇ main occupation is a teacher in new universities. The new writers as teachers in new universities in ＂May 4th ＂ have a huge stable income, so that they could freely engage in new literary activities. They could use the monopoly right to speak in classroom so that the students in the new education could accept the new literature and form new cultural psychological structure. Moreover, they can use the new literary associations in the new universities, young students＇ patriotic movements and their own reputation to expand new literature influence, make it acceptable to the general public, and build broader audience groups.