文化转型与文学的艺术取向——《世纪回望:中国现代转型时期的文学演进》述评

Cultural Transformation and the Art Orientation of Literature: Review on Looking Back to the Century: Evolution of Modern Transformation of Chinese Literature

"20世纪中国文学"从20世纪80年代文学史重写开始,就成为中国现当代文学研究的主导模式。肖向明和杨林夕的《世纪回望:中国现代转型时期的文学演进》正是在这一模式主导下,对20世纪文学进行梳理分析,同时将文学的演进置于文化转型的语境中进行阐释,为我们从一个视角展示了纷繁复杂的时代语境与文学的互动。

＂Chinese literature in 20 th Century＂has become the leading mode in the study of Chinese contemporary literature from1980 s. The book titled Looking Back to the Century： Evolution of Modern Transformation of Chinese Literature by Xiang Mingxiao and Lin Xiyang is a result from the mode in question. This book analyzes the history of Chinese literature in 20 thCentury,interpret the evolution of literature in the context of culture transformation,shows the interaction between times and literature.