他者视野下的丁玲解读——浅析史景迁《天安门:知识分子与中国革命》

The Gate of Heavenly Peace: An Interpretation of Ding Ling from the Perspective of the Other

美国历史学家史景迁的史学著作《天安门:知识分子与中国革命》是海外丁玲研究中一个特殊的个案。本书具有诗史相融的叙述方式,关注边缘与主流对话的创造性视野,并以一种人文关怀的视角凝视着历史中人的无奈与人性的挣扎,将历史与人的关系作为表现的中心。本文分析了史景迁丁玲研究所具有的开创性,并通过与国内新时期以来丁玲研究比较得出结论:《天安门:知识分子与中国革命》如一条历史、文学、文化的复杂长链,而丁玲研究无疑是其中突出的一环。史景迁的他者视野为文学研究提供了丰富参考,也为文化交流和文化比较提供了基础,对我们审视自身、系统研究世界文化总体对话中的中国形象有着重要的参考意义。

The Gate of Heavenly Peace: the Chinese and Their Revolution, 1895—1980, written by Jonathan D. Spence, is an influential historical study, and also a case study of Ding Ling, a renowned contemporary Chinese writer. This book treats the dialogue between the margin and the mainstream, and is concerned with the helplessness and struggle of humanity. The focus of representation is on the relationship between humans and history. After an analysis of Jonathan D. Spence's study of Ding Ling and a comparison with the domestic Ding Ling research, we conclude that The Gate of Heavenly Peace is written as a complicated long chain of history, literature, and culture, in which the Ding Ling study is undoubtedly the most outstanding part of it. Jonathan D. Spence's Ding Ling study from the perspective of the other not only offers a valuable reference for literary study, but also constitutes the foundation for cultural exchange and comparison. Furthermore, it is of great significance for us to examine the image of China in the dialogue of world culture.