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想像現代「性」－虹影《K》的女體／國體書寫
Imaging Modern Sexuality: Body Politic and Female Body in Hong Ying's Novel "K"
摘要
中國的三○年代是一個新舊交替、中兩交流、鼓吹革命與提倡自由的年代，虹影的《K》採用「女體」和「國體」相互指涉的敘事策略重新想像這個充滿著矛盾與理想的年代，林和K白色身體既隱喻三○年代中國的國際局勢，也反映出當時中國婦女的劣勢處境。本文從「西方／東方」、「現代／傳統」、「革命／性愛」三組視角分析《K》如何藉由一位歷史名女人和西方男性的情慾互動，探討接受現代化洗禮的中國所面臨的困境：中國被西方世界「東方化」且進一步「自我東方化」；新知識份子在擁抱「現代」的同時，對「傳統」表現出欲拒還迎的心態；「革命」和「戀愛」無法相輔相成，以致青年志士感到苦悶與徬徨。對於上述困境，《K》以女「性」的自我追尋與自我定位展開辯證，向讀者展示東方主義的虛偽性質、現代性的斷裂特質以及革命的空洞本質，引發我們反思與評估三○年代中國的文化圖像。
並列摘要
China's 1930s is a period of transition, of cultural exchange, of revolution, as well as of revolution and of liberty. Hong Ying's novel ”K” reexamines this conflicting and utopist period through her narrative that blurs the distinction between body politic and female body. Focusing on three sets of themes-the East versus the West, modernity versus tradition, revolution versus copulation-this essay examines the sexual interaction between a renowned female novelist and a western male. By doing so this paper can examine the difficulties that modern China faced, such as the phenomenon that China was Orientalized by the West and then re-Orienralize itself even further; the ambiguity of a modern intellectual shows toward tradition; the depression and anxiety experienced by youngsters that were caused by the incompatibility between revolution and romance. In exploring the aforementioned dilemmas, the reflections in ”K” focus on the sexual quest and the self identity from a female's perspective, pointing out the preposterous dimensions of Orientalism, the inconsistency of modernity as well as the insubstantiality of revolution. All of this invites us to reexamine and evaluate the cultural scenarios in China's 1930s'.