藝文生命與身體政治－清代婦女文學史研究趨勢與展望

Literary Experience and Body Politics: Directions in the Studies of Women's Literature of the Qing

胡曉真(Siao-Chen Hu)

《近代中國婦女史研究》 13期 (2005/12) Pp. 27-63

https://doi.org/10.6352/mhwomen.200512.0027

摘要

本文聚焦於17世紀到20世紀初的婦女文學，綜觀並分析晚近十年此一領域的研究走向，以及未來可能的發展。本文指出「重寫文學史」的概念是近二十年來所有婦女文學研究的背景，而女性作品與「經典性」之間的關係更是思考的核心。由此出發，本文首先概述清代以降對女性作品的蒐集與編纂工作，乃至於現代學界的婦女文學史寫作；繼而討論近期對「經典」觀念的反省。次之，本文舉出目前婦女文學研究的主要議題，包括文學活動、文學論爭、個別作者研究、以文類爲主的研究等，並特別指出近現代婦女文藝現象值得我們進一步關注。最後，本文列舉若干未來可能的發展方向，例如婦女文學與宗教、婦女文學與地域文化、婦女與出版活動、婦女與書寫以外的藝文活動，以及閨秀階級以外婦女的藝文活動等。同時，本文也寄望未來的婦女文學研究，在經過當代理論焠煉後，能夠回歸文學文本，重思美學價值。

關鍵字

婦女文學 ； 文學史 ； 經典

並列摘要

This essay focuses on women's literature from seventeenth-century to early twentieth-century China, surveying and analyzing research directions of the past decade and new approaches that will possibly rise in the future. I point out that the concept of ”rewriting literary history” serves as the background for nearly all scholarly work on women's literature, while the relationship between women's writing and the idea of ”canonicity” is significant. Starting from this understanding, I survey the collections and compilations of women's writing from the Qing period, and discuss several modern histories of women's literature. I further introduce some reflections on the idea of canonicity in recent studies. Next, I raise major topics in the studies of women's literature, including literary activity, literary controversy, studies of individual authors, studies of particular genres, etc. I also propose that we pay more attention to literary women and their activities at the turn of the twentieth century. In the last section 1 list some new approaches that may arise. These include women's literature and religion, women's literature and area culture, women and publishing, and women and literary/artistic activities other than writing. To conclude, I emphasize the importance of returning to the text and its aesthetic value in the studies of women's literature.

並列關鍵字

women's literature ； literary history ； canon

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