独立不羁的风姿——王彬彬论

Wang Binbin, A Unique Literary Critic

20世纪90年代进入文坛的王彬彬,之所以锋芒毕露,既有师承与自我塑造的原因,更有他明确地以鲁迅为仿效对象的关系。因为尊崇鲁迅,他自觉继承了新文学的启蒙传统,批评通俗文学作家及为其张目者;因为尊崇鲁迅,他更积极地进行恢复鲁迅真实面貌的工作,主要是去除官方强加在他身上的革命家色彩。青年期的王彬彬单纯地以偶像鲁迅的标准写作时,对胡适等自由主义知识分子曾有过很不恰当的评价,但2003年时他就有所醒悟并体现在写作中;当王彬彬发现著名的研究鲁迅专家汪晖,以鲁迅杂文为工具宣传其新左派主张时,写下了批评其著作涉嫌抄袭的文章,引起海内外学人的广泛关注。王彬彬最新的文章,已能直面其偶像的不足,代表了他尊崇鲁迅的新高度。他的大量学术散文,呈现了历史的复杂多样性,皆属开卷有益之读物。

Wang Binbin, who entered the literary world in the 1990 s, had stood out with his sharp pen, not only from his mentor’s inheritance and self-molding, but also from his imitation of Lu Xun. He paid a tribute to Lu Xun through his conscious inheritance of the enlightenment tradition of New Literature and the criticism of the most popular literature writers and critics who had appreciated and praised them of the Time. Moreover, he showed his respect for his idol by rediscovering Lu Xun’s true spirit, a true Lu Xun free of the imposed revolutionary identity. In his earlier time,Wang Binbin had some very inappropriate comments on Hu Shi and other liberal intellectuals when he simply adopted his idol Lu Xun’s standard. In 2003, Wang awoke and his changes were reflected in his writings. When he noticed that Wang Hui,a well-know expert on Lu Xun used Lu Xun’s essays as a tool to propagate Hui’s New Leftist ideas, Wang Binbin wrote articles criticizing Wang Hui’s works for suspected plagiarism and aroused wide public concern. Wang Binbin’s latest articles have represented his new height of respect for Lu Xun by being able to face up the shortcomings of his idol. His abundant academic essays showing the complexity and diversity of history are valuable to readers.