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文艺理论研究 ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 95-103.

• 西方文论与美学研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

美国的当代文学研究与自然科学

祁永芳   

  1. 浙江工业大学之江学院
  • 出版日期:2014-11-25 发布日期:2014-12-07
  • 作者简介:祁永芳,浙江工业大学之江学院教师,研究方向为现当代文学理论与批评。

American Contemporary Literary Studies and Natural Science

Qi Yongfang   

  1. Zhijiang College at Zhejiang University of Technology (Hangzhou 310024, China)
  • Online:2014-11-25 Published:2014-12-07
  • About author:Qi Yongfang teaches in Zhijiang College at Zhejiang University of Technology (Hangzhou 310024, China), with research interests in contemporary literature theories and literary criticism.

摘要: 新时期以来,对于美国的文学研究成果的译介,一直没有中断且成绩斐然,对于中国的文艺学研究有着极大的促进作用,然而对于美国学界采用自然科学理论及方法进行文学研究这一现象却鲜有提及。在主张文学研究多元化的今天,这不能不说是一个遗憾。本文对美国学界采用自然科学理论及方法进行文学研究的现象进行了一定的梳理,总结并介绍了此类研究所取得的成果:打破了文学与现实之间二元对立的关系,发掘出了二者之间彼此影响的关系,并对文学和文学研究进行了重新思考,指出了文学的独特功能:探索可能世界,为人类的进化寻找方向;而文学研究也由此获得了一个作为文化的创新之源而独有的面向未来的实践性维度。

关键词: 美国, 当代文学研究, 自然科学

Abstract: This paper aims at delineating how the American literary research has adopted the methods traditionally applied in natural sciences and analyzing its achievements. The paper claims that the adoption of natural science methods in literary studies has the following main achievements. When the dichotomy between fiction and reality is undermined, the mutual influence between them can be realized, and the concept of literature and the scope of literary studies can be re-defined. The unique nature of literature has been highlighted to explore all possible dimensions of the world for the seeking the evolutionary direction for human being, while literary studies take on a future-oriented dimension of practice.

Key words: American, contemporary literary studies, natural sciences