从演绎到戏说——文学消费历史现象的理论依据

From Deduction to Dramatization——Theoretic Basis of the Phenomenon of Literature Consumed History

当前文学消费历史的现象,从理论上可以追溯到中国小说与历史的关系。作为历史的边缘文体,传统小说不是"博采旁",就是直接演绎史书,历史演义便是以"同质性"的叙事诠释了历史的真理;现代历史小说作为外在于传统历史的"异质性"的叙事,通过对传统历史的"修补",表达了建构现代历史哲学的冲动;新历史主义思潮与消费主义的合流,则彻底打破了历史的整体性特征,祛除了历史的光晕,从而造成了以戏说为特征的文学消费历史现象的发生。

The current phenomenon of literature-consumed history could be traced back to the relation between traditional Chinese novel and history. As fringe styles, traditional Chinese novels were usually created by either collecting historical stuff or deducting history, and historical romance is just one of the styles to interpret historical truth with narrative of homogeneity. Modem Chinese historical novel is the narrative of heterogeneity with traditional history, but it desires to construct modem historical philosophy by ＂repairing＂ traditional history. Thoughts of new historicism and consumer culture break the integrity of traditional history and get rid of its halo, which leads to the phenomenon of literature-consumed history