论《礼拜六》发刊词的历史意义

On the Historic Significance of the Foreword of "Saturday"

《礼拜六》是民国初期的通俗文学期刊,其发刊词因将小说与"买笑"、"觅醉"、"顾曲"相提并论,历来为史家所诟病。事实上,当我们回到历史发生场,重新考察文学原生态的特殊境遇时会发现,该发刊词不仅对小说代替固有的娱乐方式所产生的意义作出了高度准确的概括,而且从刊物命名、立意以及游戏消遣的价值取向都承载着特定时代的历史意义。

＂Saturday＂is a popular literature periodical journal in the initial period of Republic of China.Because its foreword compared with ＂buys smile＂,＂seeks in liquor＂,＂see plays＂,had been criticized by the researchers.In fact,when returns to the history site and inspects the literature original ecology the special environment,we can find that this foreword not only highly accurate summarized the significance of the novel replaced the traditional entertainment,but also carried the specific history significance from Journal name and conception to the recreational value.