坚守与拓展——关于文学意义与价值问题的再思考

当代社会,文化的变革发展,既有利于文学从少数人享用的高雅的精神佳肴,变为大众享受的精神食粮;而当文学由市场催生、被大众传媒呼唤、进入商品化生产和消费时,又容易成为刺激人的感官欲望的“一种替代性的经验和伪造的感觉”,导致文学的意义与价值的消解,甚至连其娱乐身心的价值底线也难以为继。为避免文学在这种情况下发生异化,必须坚守文学的审美意识形态特性,进一步明确文学是以满足人的精神享受和发展的需要为目的的。它不只是为了满足人的娱乐需要,更是为了提高人的审美情趣,丰富人的文化内涵,使人的生命质量和精神境界不断提升。

Watch and Expansion--A Second Reflection on the Significance and Value of Literature

At present, literature is no longer the spiritual essence for only the privileged few, but is transforming into the spiritual nourishment for the common masses. However, as literature is bred by the market and swayed by the mass media, it comes into the process of production and consumption. Consequently, it is apt to lose its significance and value. It even cannot keep its idea with physical and spiritual entertainment as its bottom line. In order to avoid the would-be alienation of literature in this case, we must stick to the aes-thetical ideology of literature and confirm that literature is intended for the satisfaction of people's need for spiritual joy and development. Literature is meant not only to satisfy the people's demands for entertainments, but also to elevate people's aesthetic taste.