科学家传记的叙事特色评述——以两本《彭士禄传》为例

Different Narrative Modes of“Historiography”and“Literature”in Biographies of Contemporary Scientists:Two Cases of Biography of Peng Shilu

科学家传记是科学家精神的重要载体。文章通过分析"采集工程系列"和"百年追梦:共和国科学拓荒者传记系列丛书"两本《彭士禄传》的内容,比较了两本科学家传记"史学"和"文学"的叙事方式,阐释了不同叙事方式在两本科学家传记中的优势及劣势,讨论了"史学"与"文学"两种属性在这两本传记中的深层联系与结合方式。文章认为,科学家传记中的两种叙事方式不是对立关系,应根据作品的不同需要,从叙事入手,将珍贵的史料以更生动的方式留存和传播。这种讨论将对进一步开发弘扬科学家精神的公共产品、提升宣传效果起到积极意义。

Biographies of contemporary scientists are the carriers of the spirit of scientists.Through the analysis of two cases of Biography of Peng Shilu,one from the Documentation Project series and other from the One-Hundred Years’Dream series,the article compares the narrative differences between"historiography"and"literature",explores the advantages and disadvantages of the different narrative modes in the two biographies,and probes into the deep connections and combination of the two narrative modes in the two books,by enumerating outstanding cases that integrate the two modes.This article believes that the two narrative modes in the two biographies are not in opposition to each other but are interchangeably used to cater to different narratives.The two modes,if properly used,could better preserve the scientists’valuable experiences in vivid narratives for better public promotion.