Richard Jack Canada＇s Battle Painter

As a study in art history critical theory, this paper looks at the appreciation and usage of art amongst interest groups at the time of the Great War and the subsequent legacy of the work of Canada＇s resident war artist Richard Jack. The Canadian War Museum＇s recent web page described Jack＇s standing officer in The Second Battle of Ypres 22 April to 25 May 1915 as one who ＂exemplifies the courage and resolve of the inexperienced Canadians in their first major battle＂. This comment showed a marked contrast to the contemporary art critic Richard Cork who described the first of the Canadian war memorials paintings as ＂a clich6-ridden bandaged officer ... shamelessly catering to public sentiment＂. Given these disparate positions, the author attempts to explain the gulf between these points of view and subsequently make the case that art has a broad application that might make us cautious of viewing a given work without due consideration of the context of its making and future merits.

作为方法的“编年”体式——以中古文学理论批评文献整理与研究为例

魏晋南北朝时期,中国文学理论批评所取得的历史性的飞跃发展和辉煌成就,蕴藏在流传下来的经史子集四部典籍之中。如何通过文献的整理与研究,更为完整地呈现中古时期文艺思想的丰富性、多元性,并通过丰富性、多元性的呈现,揭示这一时期严峻的社会政治经济现实及思想文化的结构性裂变对文学理论的形塑与范式熔铸,是研究者需要重点考虑的问题。“编年”体式作为方法,有利于研究者将文献辑录和叙录、理论阐释和辨析、历史场景还原和叙述等数者融会贯通,从而展现传统文学理论批评之“大批评”“大文论”的风貌。我们认为,通过这样的“编年”方法,既能将文献学有效地引入文学理论批评史研究与书写之中,又庶几可以在方法和成果两个方面都取得一定程度的学术创新。