西方文论视阈中的《西游记》成书考察

A Study of the Composition of The Journey to the West from the Perspective of Western Literary Theory

《西游记》成书研究面临困境:既有的阶段划分不为认同,相关"新史料"遭到质疑,对其经典化机制的认识至今模糊不清。在这一背景下,引入当下西方文论的新视阈、新方法成为必要的选择。"互文六法"和拼贴法在文学理念与创作技法两方面揭示出《西游记》演化的内部机制,现代经典理论从"经典的修复"与"经典的再生"两重流向印证了《西游记》长达千年的演化史和作为伟大文学经典的当代性命运。

The study of the composition process of The Journey to the West has come to a plight. On the one hand, the established periodization of the composition has been challenged; on the other hand, the new historical resources are not accepted. As a re- suit, the canonization mechanism of The Journey has not been clearly defined. This paper tries to introduce into the study of The Journey contemporary Western literary theory and takes it as a necessary selection. The concepts of intertextuality and collage may be used to examine the internal compositional mechanism of The Journey from the idea and method of writing, while the repair and regeneration of the classics may be applied in our investigation of the historical evolution and contemporary significance of this classic novel.