“片断缝接式写作”:晚期罗兰·巴特的小说观念

“The Rhapsodic Writing”: Roland Barthes’ Concept of Novel in His Late Years

《小说的准备》是巴特晚期为创作小说《新生》而准备的讲稿。他在讲稿中积极倡导利用随记和与之密切关联的片断缝接式写作瓦解传统叙事的连续性和整体性,特别是以书籍为代表的理性中心主义和形而上学。这些激进的小说观念既源于他本人的写作经验,又是他长期思考的理论结晶。它们的提出既为当代作家创作提供了新的方法论,也为回视巴特的学术生涯及其著作提供了新的视角,但仅有形式上的革命就想达到解构传统的目的值得怀疑。

“The Preparation of the Novel” is a lecture prepared by Roland Barthes for his novel Vita Nova in his later period. In his lecture, he actively proposes the use of notation and something closely related to it, namely, rhapsodic writing, to deconstruct the continuity and integrity of traditional narrative, especially the rational centralism and metaphysics represented by books. These radical concepts of novel stem from both his own writing experience and his theoretical conclusion of a long-term deliberation. Even though they provide a new approach in writing for contemporary writers and a new perspective to review Barthes’ academic career and his writings, it is still doubtful whether a mere revolution in form could accomplish the purpose of deconstructing tradition.