侦探小说研究与文化现代性

On Detective Fiction and Cultural Modernization

经过几代作家的开拓创新,侦探小说已不再是一种仅供读者消遣的低俗读物,而是作为一种另类经典昂首阔步于文学殿堂,以其独特的魅力吸引了诸多优秀批评家的目光。就欧美批评界对侦探小说新近的研究观之,有一种相当明显的趋向是:超越了形式主义结构批评的狭隘视野,将侦探小说的研究推向了文化研究的视域。这一趋向主要体现在三个方面:一是对侦探小说进行知识考古学的探索;二是对侦探小说与现代性关系的探索;三是对侦探小说和世俗神学关系的探索。

With generations of detective writers ＇innovation,detective fiction,rather than a kind of vulgar reading materials for entertainment or relaxation,found its way into the palace of literature as a special classic,appealing to numerous eminent critics with its unique charm.In terms of the latest study among British and American critics,we can apparently find a new trend.They switched detective fiction study into a cultural study as they transcended the formalist structural criticism.In particular,this trend lies in the following factors ：first,conducting an archaeological study on detective fiction;second,exploring the relationship between detective fiction and modernity;third,exploring the relationship between detective fiction and secular theology.