1949年后的茅盾与儿童文学——从“童心论”说开去

Mao Dun and Children’s Literature after 1949--From the Childlike Innocence Theory

茅盾1961年发表了《六〇年儿童文学漫谈》一文,他立足于大量儿童文学作品的文本分析,回应了"童心论"批判后文学创作"歉收"的情况。茅盾和1960年对"童心论""一边倒"的批判方式不同,他肯定了"童心论"中"儿童心理学"的合理性。在新时期,他提倡以争鸣的方式重新审视"童心论"。茅盾立足现实作品阐述文艺问题的方式,区别于当时理论家们热衷于概念和理论纠缠的论争方法。茅盾直至垂暮之年依然关注儿童文学,无论是茅盾分析问题的方法论意义,还是茅盾对儿童文学事业的热忱都具有重大意义。

Mao Dun published"A Free Talk on Children’s Literature in 1960"in 1961.Based on the text analysis of a large number of children’s literature,Mao Dun responded to the"failure"in literary creation after the criticism of"childlike innocence theory".Mao Dun’s judgment to"childlike innocence theory"was different from others who denied the theory totally in 1960.He affirmed the rationality of"child psychology"in"childlike mind theory".In the new era,he advocated to reexamine the theory of"childlike innocence theory"with a sufficient discussion.Mao Dun’s way of considering literary and artistic problems is realistic,and is different from other theorists at that time who were keen on the entanglement of concepts and theories.Mao Dun pays attention to children’s literature even in his twilight years.Both the methodology of Mao Dun’s analysis and his enthusiasm for the cause of children’s literature are of great significance.