国民性改造——梁启超文学启蒙思想的主题

Reform of National Characters——the Theme of Liang Qichao's Literary Enlightenment Ideology

"新民",即国民性改造,是以梁启超为代表的20世纪初叶中国第一次文化启蒙运动的中心话题,也是梁启超文学启蒙思想的中心话题。文学作为启蒙工具,其首要的价值目标就是改造国民劣根性。而文学启蒙的需要,又促进了近代文学由古代向现代的转型。

＂New people＂ means the reform of moral character, which was the central topic of China＇ s first cultural enlightening movement represented by Liang Qichao in the middle of 20th century. It was also the central topic of Liang＇ s literary enlightenment ideology. As a tool of enlightenment, the first purpose of literature is to re- form the national inferior characters. The needs of literature enlightenment also promote the conversion of the an- cient literature to the modern literature.