思考和建议——我看30年文论发展的历程

Thoughts and Suggestions——My Views of the Development of Literary Theory in the Past Three Decades

改革开放30年我国文论的发展和成就有目共睹,我们的文论研究正在走上正轨,进入一个新的、更高的阶段。但30年的文论发展过程中所显露出的问题,也许是更值得我们深思的。首先是理论的引进何为的问题。引进西方多元化的新理论,除了思想、精神解放的意义而外,更为迫切、更为重要的任务应该是尽快、尽好地建设自己的文化和理论,提高民族的理性思维能力和综合文化素质。其次是我们当下的文论发展的主要任务应该是什么的问题。时至今日,我们文论界的学术同人确实应当群策群力,共同地思考和致力于建构一个具有民族特色的、符合我们文化传统的文论的理论体系。

The past three decades since the reform and opening has witnessed great progress and achievements made in the field of literary theory, the research of which is maturing and at a new and higher level. However, we should also pay attention to the problems arising in the research process. First, we should consider the purposes for us to introduce theories. While introducing new kinds of Western theories to liberate our mind and spirit, we should try to construct our own culture and theory to improve our ability of rational thinking and comprehensive cultural quality. Secondly, we should know the major task to develop literary theories. At present, it is high time for the scholars in this field to work together to construct a theoretic system with Chinese characteristics and in conformation to Chinese traditional literary theory.