萌生与传承——论当代文学的经典问题

Producing and Handing Down——on the Contemporary Literature Classics

当代文学经典是在特定的历史条件下产生的,这不但使当代文学经典在开启之初就与时代政治文化的语境密不可分,同时,也造就了不同历史背景下所谓当代文学经典在流变过程中前后的并不一致。而且,如果联系1990年代文学市场化的问题,那么,当代文学经典值得思考的问题无疑是多方面的。当代文学尽管已经产生了"经典",并在整体上呈现出了一种从文学史经典向文学经典的过渡,不过,无论从经典的标准,还是就历史沉积的角度上审视,都因经典性的不足而在实际上存有"经典"匮乏的倾向。这既有历史的原因,又有时间上的原因。随着时间的发展,文学史必将进入一种越讲越薄、越讲越精的状态。所以,寻找经典也必将成为一个具有必然性的过程。因此,对于正在历经逐步经典化过程的当代文学来说,首先面临的问题就是如何超越时代的局限,并在不断进行的过程中产生经典与发现经典。只有这样,当代文学的经典才能在保持现实关怀下为更多的读者所认可,而文学史意义上的新经典也将由此萌生,文学意义上的经典也将由此传承!

The contemporary literature classics are created in the particular period. It has kept in constant touch with political culture context in the beginning, and also, during the different background, the evolntion of the contemporary literature classics has distinguished in front and behind. Then, if we can link with the marketization in the 90 ＇s, we shall find some question to think it over. The text will discuss the question from three hands on the bottom of the contemporary literature classics＇producing and handing down, dialectical relation in the literature classics with the literary history classics and literature of reflection. As for the contemporary literature which is on the road of classics, the problem is how to surpass the historical limitations so as to produce and find classics in the process of its development. Only in this way, can contemporary literature classics be recognized by the readers under the concern of the reality, and the new classics in the meaning of literature history will come into being and hand down.