对抒情的皈依与叛离——沈从文与胡兰成比较

Conversion and Betrayal to Lyricism-A Comparison between Shen Congwen and Hu Lancheng

王德威总结陈世骧等人的抒情论述,将抒情视作一种贯通古今的史观,并分析抒情传统与中国现代性的关系。其中沈从文和胡兰成是王德威论述中选取的个案,是抒情的皈依与叛离两种典型的写照。二人创作中有相似的情感载体,皆有对古典文明的继承,且都在革命的时代选择了用抒情标记心声,但是出于不同的立场与目的。通过对话比较,可以管窥抒情的历史作用,探索抒情的底色,理清诗与史的辩证关系。

David Der-wei Wang summarized the lyrical discourse of Shih-Hsiang Chen and other scholars,regarded lyricism as a historical view that connected ancient and modern times,and analyzed the relationship between lyrical tradition and Chinese modernity.Among them,Shen Congwen and Hu Lancheng were the selected cases from David Der-wei Wang's discussion,reflecting typical portrayals of lyrical conversion and betrayal.The two authors had similar emotional carriers in their creations,both reflecting the inheritance of classical civilization.In addition,they all chose lyricism as a way to mark their voices in the era of revolution,but for different positions and purposes.Through dialogue and comparison,the insights of historical role of lyricism are gained,the background of lyricism is explored,and the dialectical relationship between lyricism and history is clarified.