汉代的“南土”书写

“South Territory” Writing in the Han Dynasty

汉代文化存在着“北方中心主义”的思维方式,南方成为被编选、组织、建构、创制的“虚幻空间”。在汉代的史料编纂、《楚辞》研究、文本改编等文学书写中,南方空间充斥着意识形态、政治想象、文化秩序等权力因素的运作,“南土”书写暗喻着北方文化中心观主导下的政治建构与身份认同。然而事实中的南方,不仅是一个抽象的物质空间,更是一个包含文化意义与生命价值的人文空间。因而探讨大一统时代的“南土”问题,不但有利于发现被轻视、埋没的“南方”,而且有利于对秦汉文学做一个总体的把握。

The culture of Han Dynasty has a north-centered way thinking, while the south became an “illusory place”of being chosen, arranged, consturcted and created. In the compiled historical documents, research materials inChuci, literature adaptations in the Han Dynasty, the south was full of operations of powers such as ideology, politicalimagination as well as culture orders, and the south writing metaphorically identified with the north culture-centeredpolitical construction and identity. Yet, the south in reality was not abstract physical space, and it was rather a place ofhumanity rich in dynamic culture and meaningful lives. Therefore, a discussion of the “south territory” in the highlyunified period, not only contributes to the discovery of the used-to be igored south, but also contributes to a betterunderstanding of the literature in the Qin and Han Dynasty.