延续文化传统:顾颉刚与《文史杂志》

Continuing Cultural Tradition:Gu Jiegang and the Journal of Literature and History

随着全面抗战的爆发,顾颉刚的生存状况和治学环境发生了剧烈变化。现实的逼迫使顾颉刚不得不从"延续文化传统"的视角审视自身的学术追求,并使他不得不对自己的职业生涯和治学路径作出调整。顾颉刚到重庆主持《文史杂志》即是这种调整的显现。顾颉刚主持《文史杂志》,虽与其境遇和生存状况关系密切,但主要想将《文实杂志》与自己普及历史知识以唤起民族意识的精神追求联系在一起。更重要的,是将《文史杂志》当作一个实现自己学术构想的平台,以实践其人才培养、分工合作和中国通史编撰为核心的学术规划,并最终实现顾颉刚"延续文化传统"的时代使命。

With the totally outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Gu Jiegang’s living and academic conditions changed dramatically. The reality forced him to examine his academic pursuits from the perspective of "continuing cultural tradition’, and he had to adjust his professional career and academic path. For this reason, Gu arrived in Chongqing and took charge of the Journal of Literature and History. However, Gu still wanted to spread historical knowledge and aroused people’s national awareness. This journal was considered as an academic platform by Gu Jiegang, and he hoped achieved his plan which focused on preparing students, cooperating in study of history and compiling general history of China, and finally realized his hope of "continuing the cultural tradition".