论文学艺术历史书写中的双向互动关系

On the Inter-relationship between History and Theory in the History Writings of Literature and Arts

有关文学艺术的历史书写活动,一方面具有按时间线索顺向记述的特点,另一方面,由于所有的历史书写都以一定的理论为前提,因此同时具有逆向构建的特点。历史的写作,正是在这种双向互动中完成的。由于这种双向互动,理论进入到历史之中。然而,理论并不是随着时间的推移而平稳增长。当我们谈到理论时,特别在重视欧洲从18世纪起出现的,在现代性影响下形成的美学和艺术理论。正是这种理论,形成了现代社会有关文学艺术的历史写作的热潮。

The activities of history writings on literature and arts follow two courses. On the one hand, the history writings follow the line from the ancient to the present in accordance with an chronicle order; on the other hand, since all the history writings are based on the precondition of certain theoretical ideas, they are also traced backward from the present to the ancient. The history writings are completed by the interaction between the narrations of facts and the theoretical construction. It is because of the interaction that theories penetrate into the history writings. Theories were, however, not to progress smoothly and stably along with the process of time, but often changed dramatically. When we talk about theories, we should pay particular attention to the aesthetics and the theories of art which appeared in the 18th century in Europe under the influence of modernity. It was precisely at this time that the history writings of literature and arts became a common practice.