二十年目睹之怪现状——论当前消费语境下文艺之发展

The Strange Status Quo Witnessed for Two Decades——The Development of Literature in the Context of the Current Consumption

八九十年代以来,中国社会在经济上开始由计划经济向市场经济转型,文艺发展日益受到市场经济的影响。特别是在当前消费语境下,文艺的发展呈现出了一种纷繁复杂的现状。网络文学盛行,文学在传播媒介、语言、题材、作者和读者方面都有了新的变化。经典的命运是悲惨的,许多经典作品被无情地解构,其造成的原因是多方面的,因此对其评价也应公正、客观。文学进一步被快餐化,文学成为了满足人们精神需要的快餐式消费品。文学的非政治化日益突出,创作和接受都表现出了一种政治冷淡症。这一切成为了当前消费语境下文学发展现状最好的描述和概括。当前消费语境对文艺发展产生了深刻的影响。

Since the 80s -90s, the economy of Chinese society have been transforming from planned economy to market economy. The development of literature receives the influence of market economy day by day. Especially in the current consuming environment, the development of literature appeared complicated status quo. The Internet literature is in vogue. It has many differences in contrast with the former literature such as medium, language theme, author and reader. The fate of classical literature is miserable. Many classical works are decomposed ruthlessly, the reason is complicated, and so we should appraise it impartial and objective. Literature has the attribute of fast - food. Literature has become the consumer goods which are used to satisfy mental need. Literature has little political ideology both in the creation and reading. It is the best description and the summary of the literature development in the present consuming environment. The current consume context produced profound influence to the literary development.