中国文学史上的"古代"与"近代"

考察整个中国传统文学史,即可发现其文学发展上最突出的特征,就是古时候很长期间,以诗为中心成就盛大的发展,而到某一时期,其发展停滞,显示失去自己文学传统的现象,传统的丧失,自然带来创造和发展能力的丧失.据此如果将中国文学史分为前后两个时期,应称前时期为"古代",后时期为"近代"."古代"转变为"近代"的时期为北宋末年(1126)前后,这时不但在文学,整个中国文化都开始变化.这变化从安史之乱开始发动,发动这变化的是当时中国周边异族的影响与压力.又南宋的新儒学也有反文学反文化的倾向,结果支持这种中国文化的转变.

"Ancient" and "Modern" in the History of Chinese Literature

An investigation of traditional Chinese literature history will show that, for a very long period in ancient times, remarkable achievements and progress were made chiefly in poetry, but in a later period, this progress slowed down, which is an indication that this unique literature tradition was lost. And this loss of tradition resulted in the loss of creation and development. In view of this, if the history of Chinese literature is to be divided into only two periods, namely the early and later periods, the early period should be named "ancient period" and the later "modern period". The transition trom "ancient period" to "modern period" occurred around the year of 1126 toward the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, which witnessed changes not only in literature but also in chinese culture. Such changes began with the An shi mutiny and were related to the influence and pressure by the alien races living around the then china.