“看张”的“张力”——当代“张学”扫描,兼评《零度看张》

The Tension of Viewing Eileen Chang——An Overview of Contemporary Scholarship on Eileen Chang,with an Review of Viewing Eileen Chang at Zero Degree

当代张爱玲研究,随着最新资料的整理与发掘,产生了许多新的热点与议题。《零度看张》一书响应了当今"张学"中的众多问题。首先,所谓"零度"意指一种对待张爱玲所力求的客观态度;然而众人"看张"却又必然从自我出发而回到自我,其"贴身"乃至"贴心"的审视并非否认客观性,而是在主观与客观的辩证中寻求一种自我反思精神。其次,对张爱玲"晚期风格"的关注,即其由华丽的意象经营转为平实的刻苦写作,钩沉出张爱玲由风华上海至遗世客居的身世转变与心境沉浮。其三,对《小团圆》的解读,颠覆了某些以往的认识,启发了新的"看张"的视角与观点,"张学"由之产生新的路径。将《零度看张》置于当代"张学"谱系之中考察,可察出其与许多问题的互动关系,启示某些新的思路,也可避免一些思考与行文的缺憾与盲点。

Many new topics have arisen in contemporary studies ofZhangAiling （Eileen Chang） as more of herwritings were recently discovered. Viewing Eileen Chang at Zero Degree responds to many of those new discoveriesFirst, ＂zero degree＂ indicates an objective attitude in studyingZhangAiling; yet one cannot avoid his or her subjectivityin doing so. Therefore, the close and intimate stances that many contributors of the volume adopt do not mean to rejectobjectivity, but exemplify an auto-reflectivity in the dialectics of the subjective and the objective. Second, manycontributors ＇ attention toZhang＇ s ＂later style, ＂ that is, a style that is no longer marked by flourish images but insteadcharacterized by a plain but studious way of writing, signifies a shift in her personal experience from huge popularity inShanghaiof Zhangto unknownness in the US. Third, publication of Little Reunion subverts some of our previous understandingsand inspires new approaches to the studies of Zhang. Situating Viewing Eileengenealogy of the studies of Zhang