中国现代文学史研究的一个症结——兼谈夏志清《中国现代小说史》

A Crux in the Researches of Modern Chinese Literary History

当代对中国现代文学史著研究的3部专著都涵盖了台港澳地区的现代文学史论著,表现了中华文学大一统的气概,但3部专著都撇开了美籍华人学者夏志清先生的《中国现代小说史》,这成为中国现代文学史研究的一个症结。作为第一部中国现代小说史,夏氏专著奠定了新的、更完备、更科学的中国现代文学史、小说史的基础。正因如此,中国现代文学研究史绝不能闭口不谈夏氏《小说史》。只有将夏著纳入自己的版图,中国现代文学史学科才真正称得上"走向成熟"。

The three works on modem Chinese literary history published in the Contemporary period of China all include works written by scholars in Taiwan, Hong kong and Aomen＇on modem Chinese literary history. However, all the three works have not mentioned The History of Modern Chinese Novel written by Mr. Xia Zhiqing, a Chinese American, which becomes a crux in the researches of modem Chinese literary history. The work by Xia Zhiqing, as the first book in this field, laid the foundation for new and more scientific studies in modem Chinese literary history. Therefore only after we include Xia Zhiqing＇s work in this domain, could the discipline of modem Chinese literature be regarded as going toward maturity.