论口述自传的文体特性

The Study of the Characteristics of the Writing Style of Oral Autobiography

口述自传是当今传记文学中的一个崭新门类。它随着口述历史的发展而不断地显示出其蓬勃的生命力。由于口述自传本身的文体特性,它在史料的真实性与叙述的文学性上与一般的传记文学有所不同。在抓住将要逝去的历史这一点上,口述自传所显示的重要作用使其愈来愈受到重视。但是中国当今的口述自传仍有待于进一步的发展。

This paper describes the characteristics of the writing style of oral autobiography.It emphasizes three aspects:the unique writing pattern of oral autobiography;its better reliability to other biographies in historical materials,and the inferiority to other autobiographies in literary characteristics.And this paper stresses the superiority of oral autobiography:it turns the history into the history of the common people.It also describes the development of oral autobiography in China and points out that academic circles in contemporary China should attach more importance on it.