"五四"乡土小说国民性书写略论

“五四”乡土小说自诞生以来,国民性批判就是其最基本的主题。从鲁迅以冷峻犀利的笔锋批判国民劣根性开始,“五四”乡土小说作家就汇聚起全部心智,展开了对乡土大地上老中国儿女们国民性的思考。他们既怀着对乡土深深的眷恋之情抒写国民性中值得肯定的正面成分,又怀着清醒的启蒙意识批判国民的劣根性,从而形成了乡情与理性冲突的创作心理。

On Writing the National Character of Country Novels in the May 4th Movement

Since the birth of the country novels in May 4th Movement,the character of national criticism has become their most fundamental subject.From the beginning of the Lu Xun's sharp criticism on national bad quality,the writers of the country novels in the May 4th Movement pooled all their wisdom and started pondering upon the national character of the traditional Chinese natives.They not only described the positive elements of national character with a deep nostalgic feeling on hometown,but also criticized the ...