迷魅化的讲述——论王德威的《历史与怪兽》

王德威的《历史与怪兽》关注20世纪中国文学中历史暴力及其文学书写，直指现代性进程中种种意识形态与心理机制加诸国人身上的规范和训诫。现代性（modernity）与怪兽性（monstrosity）相伴相生，现代性有时反而更需仰仗暴力以正其身。它从三个方面展开论述，一是历史与历史再现之间的落差，尤其是革命男女如何于政治与身体、信仰与欲望、现实与虚构间串演幕幕悲喜剧;二是文学纪恶与其否定的辩证，探讨“文学所思所愿”与其“所写”之间的距离;三是“自杀”作为一种非传统的现代中国主体性的独特的生成方式。最后总结全书．探讨当代中文文学描写历史迷魅与文学记忆的面貌。

Enchanted Narration:On History and Monster by David Der-wei Wang

History and Monster by David Der-wei Wang focuses on history violence and its literary expression in 20th century Chinese literature,and points directly to the criteria and precepts imposed by ideology and psychological mechanism on Chinese people in the process of modernity.Modernity goes hand in hand with monstrosity,and sometimes the former depends largely on violence.Three aspects are unfolded in the book:firstly,the difference between history and its restatement,especially the comedies and tragedies ac...