鲁迅还是王国维——再论现代诗学的开端兼与李震先生商榷

Lu Xun or Wang Guowei——On the Start of Modern Poetics and A Discussion with Mr.Li Zhenzhang

学界普遍忽略中国现代诗学发生的最核心因素——哲学要素。新诗哲学精神的理想愈来愈倾向于探究这个世界背后的神秘,追求宇宙真理。这与传统诗学的"诗言志"、"诗言情"的人间表达区别开来,表现了新诗现代性的最核心要素。在理论上,王国维最先提出这一诗歌理想,以为诗歌与哲学一样,目的是求真理——天下万世之真理。这是现代诗学发生的最核心标志。王国维的首倡之功功不可没。"诗界革命"不曾涉及哲学。《摩罗诗力说》涉及到现代诗学转型的一系列重要问题,被李震先生认为是中国诗学现代转型的开端与标志,是中国现代诗学的真正起点。但李震先生标出的《摩罗诗力说》为现代诗学转型标志的几个要素在王国维的诗学著作中几乎都存在,而《摩罗诗力说》作为诗学著作,哲学性并不是它突出的特色,也不是最根本的要素。李震先生在论述相关问题时,尚存严重错误,完全忽略了王国维早期的诗学著作。

While most scholars have ignored the core factor of Chinese modem poetics--its philosophical ele- ment, the philosophical spirit of new verse has been increasingly inclined to explore the mystery behind the world and to pursue the troth of the universe, which is distinct from the human expression of ＂poetry expressing one＇ s ambition＂ or ＂poetry conveying one＇ s emotions＂ in traditional poetics, and thus reflective of the core elements of modernity in new verse. In terms of theory, Wang Guowei was the first to initiate the ideal that like philosophy new verse is aimed at the troth--the eternal truth, which is the most kernel symbol of the rise of modem poetics, and Wang Guowei should be accredited with his initiation of the ideal of poetry. While the ＂verse revolution＂ was not related to philosophy, On the Power of Devils＇ Verse is considered by Mr. Li Zhen to be the start and the symbol of the modem transformation of Chinese poetics as well as the true starting point of modem Chinese poetics because it is related to series of major issues on the modem poetics transition. However, those factors pointed out by Mr. Li Zhen can all but be found in the poetic works of Wang Guowei. As a work of poetics, On the Power of Devils＇ Verse /s not distinguished for its philosophical features. As such, when Mr. Li Zhen dealt with related issues, he had committed some serious errors, and had entirely ignored the early poetic works of Wang Guowei.