寻美与求疵:李健吾文学批评的精神品格

Seeking Beauty and Looking for Flaws: Features of Li Jianwu's Literary Criticism

作为中国现代文学批评史上一个颇具特色的批评个案,李健吾的批评值得进行深入的全方位研究。作家和批评家的双重身份使得他的批评既能保持一种源自创造的激情和宽宏心态,同时又能具备敏锐独到的识力和眼光,既可探骊得珠,又不忘指陈厉害。因此,"寻美"和"求疵"构成了李健吾文学批评的二重精神品格。总体来说,前者占其主导,后者是对前者的有益补充,从而使其批评既有可读性,同时又有利于批评自身的建设。

As a special person in the history of modern Chinese literary criticism, Li Jianwu＇s criticism is worthwhile of comprehensive studies. The double identities as a writer and critic endow him not only with passion and generous mind originating from creative writings but with keen insights. Not only can he create beauty but point out flaws. Therefore, his literary criticism has double features, seeking beauty and looking for flaws. In a sense, the latter feature,as a beneficial complement, is subordinate to the former one.This feature benefits the construction of his criticism and makes it pleasurable to read.