文学史是什么史?——关于“中国现代文学史”的新思考

What Sort of History Is Literary History?——A Fresh Consideration on "Contemporary Chinese Literature"

经过20余年的工作之后,"重写文学史"的理想和目标远远没有达到,对"文学史究竟是什么史"的追问依然刻不容缓。我们当今的文学史实际上是一种凌驾于文学现象之上的"知识结构",严重忽略了对文学作品(也就是文学"原典")的把握和理解。新的文学史写作必须认真解决如何让文学史的教学与学习回到文学作品这一根本、如何通过文学史的讲述呈现文学自身的魅力、如何让文学史的学习成为进入现当代精神殿堂的趣味无穷的过程等问题。

Despite of more than 20 years of unremitting work, the objective and ideal of ＂re-writing literary history＂ are far from realization and the inquiry after ＂what sort of history is literary history＂ still remains unanswered.The current literary history is actually ＂an intellectual construct＂ overriding literary phenomena,which seriously neglects control and understanding of literary works,namely,original literature.The following questions ought to be seriously solved in composing a new history of literature： how can teaching and study of literary history return to literary works as an essential factor of literary history,how can the charm of literature present itself through instruction of literary history,and how can study of literary history be made an interesting process into the temple of modern spirit.