高雅化的通俗——论张恨水小说的艺术品貌

Refined Popularity——A Description of Art of Zhang Henshui's Novels

张恨水是中国现代文学史上的奇观。轰轰烈烈的“五四”新文化运动刚过 ,他却凭借写作章回体小说而掀起了轰动一时的“张恨水热”。在消闲与责任交织的文化心态下 ,张恨水的小说所呈现出“高雅化的通俗”的艺术品貌 。

Zhang Henshui is a wonder in the history of Chinese modern literature. Shortly after the vigorous “May 4th New Culture Movement”, he set off “Zhang Henshui Craze” by means of traditional Chinese novel with each chapter headed by a couplet to give a list of its content. The author tries to describe the art of “refined popularization” that appears in Zhang's novels while he was in his mental state between amusement and responsibility, and then to discuss the attractiveness of Zhang's novels which suits both refined and popular tastes.