略论香港的通俗文学

以武侠小说的兴盛为特征的香港通俗文学,得之于港人的游戏心态与消遣心理.而金庸等大众文学家在对大众艺术消费心态有所迎合的同时,又别有一番超越大众文化、追求高雅艺术品味的努力,包括不无卖弄之嫌的诗词歌赋的穿插,更包括中国古代经典意境与西方现代审美笔法的成功化入.这就既适应了现代人的阅读心理,又促使作品内容趋向了对现实的关怀.

On the Popular Literature of Hong Kong

The popular literature of Hong Kong, which is symbolized by the prosperity of knight-errant novels, originates from the state of mind in games and entertainment of Hong Kong, residents. Some popular writers, such as Jin Yong, try to cater to the need of popular art, but in the meantime make great efforts to go beyond popular culture and seek elegant taste in art by way of inserting some poems, combining classical Chinese artistic conceptions with modern Western aesthetic standards. Thus, it not only fits in with the need of modern readers but also makes the content of those works tend to pay attention to the reality.The popular literature of Hong Kong,which is symbolized by theprosperity of Knight-errant novels,originates from the state of mind ingames and entertainment of Hong Kong's residents.Some popular writers,such as Jin Yong,meet the mind and make great efforts of seekingelegant taste in art beyond the popular culture,including insertingwith some poems,somewhat showing off himself,and the excellentcombination of Chinese classical artistic conception with the Westernmodern aesthetic standards.It is all above that meets the reading tasteof the people in modern times and makes the content of those works tentto pay attention to the reality.