“当代文学”的文学史意义——以洪子诚中国当代文学史研究为中心

上世纪80年代以来,“二十世纪中国文学”等新的文学史概念逐渐流行,学者多试图从整体上把握百年来中国文学的发展进程。与之相对,洪子诚则辨析“当代文学”这一旧有概念被构造与描述的过程,通过与“现代文学”的对照,关注40-50年代之交的文学转折,进而建立起独特的“当代文学”论述。这也为我们重新思考“现代文学”甚至“文学”的概念,思考文学与历史的复杂关联提供了新的视角。

CONTEM PORARY LITERATURE OF LITERARY HISTORY SIGNIFICANCE Centering as Hong Zicheng's Studies on Chinese Literary History

Some new concepts on the history of literature have been increasingly popular since 1980s, such as＂C hinese literature in the 20th C entury＂and so on. T hese concepts show the academ ic am bition to conceive the historical course of C hinese literature during the last century. H ow ever, H ong Z icheng m arched an inspiring and in-depth analysis of an old concept-＂contem porary literature＂.Focusing on the literary transition around 1949,he review ed the w hole form ative and practicalprocess ofthis concept, w hile com pared it w ith another concept＂m odern literature＂, w hich m ade a different historical and literary discourse possible. H is w ork provides us a brand new perspective to rethink the popular concepts as＂m odern literature＂ even ＂literature＂ itself, and furtherm ore, the com plex relation betw een literature and history.