如何对待传统——重谈古代文论的现代转换

How to Approach Tradition Rev isiting the Modern Transformation of Ancient Literary Theory

“古代文论的现代转换”并不是要建立一个纸面上的理论体系,而是要让传统话语在当代生活中找到自己的位置,这取决于当下的需要,关键是立足于中国当代问题意识去发现传统。传统有待于当下眼光的照亮,也有赖于一种创造性阐释的意识,即以同情性理解的态度替古人说出他们没有说出的话。文化传统只有寓于对话之中才能不断地生出新的意义,并以这种方式活在当下。那种主客二元论思维模式下的现代转换是不可能发生的。

The"modern transformation of ancient literary theory"is not about constructing a theoretical framework on paper but about finding a place for traditional discourse within contemporary life.This process depends on the needs of the moment,and is rooted in addressing contemporary issues with an awareness of tradition.Tradition requires the illumination of presentday perspectives and a mindset of creative interpretation,which involves sympathetically understanding and expressing what the ancients left unsaid.Cultural traditions can only take on new meanings through ongoing dialogue,and,in this way,remain relevant today.A modern transformation rooted in a dualistic subject-object mindset is,therefore,impossible.