技藝性文本：“才學小說”的概念匡補與價值重估

Texts of Art and Craft: Redefining the Concept of ＂Fiction of Talent and Learnedness＂ and Re-evaluating its Value

朱鋭泉(Rui-Quan Zhu)

《人文中國學報》 21期 (2015/11) Pp. 565-600

摘要

針對歷來詬病清中葉才學小説中知識、學問、技藝内容者，或者持小説藝術的單一標準貶斥其價值者，本文提出從“技藝的文本化”角度重新理解作品特點，繼而由大量具體文例歸納出文本的技藝性質與製作方法。通過倡導對於文化語境的回歸，期冀推動才學小説的概念匡補與價值重估。

關鍵字

才學小説 ； 技藝性 ； 製作法 ； 小説藝術 ； 文化語境

並列摘要

This essay revisits the ＂Fiction of Talent and Learnedness＂ of the middle of the Qing dynasty (ca. 18^(th) century). The works in this ＂genre＂ have long been criticized for showing off knowledge, learnedness, art, and skills in their content and their value has been denigrated by critics who employ one single criterion. The present study takes a perspective of ＂texts of art and craft＂ to re-evaluate the characteristics of these works. Based on a paradigm of a large number of texts, it summarizes the nature of their craftsmanship and their production procedure. By advocating the restoration of its cultural context, we aim to revise the concept of ＂fiction of talent and learnedness＂ and to re-evaluate its value.

並列關鍵字

Fiction of talent and learnedness ； Method of production ； Nature of art and craft ； Art of fiction ； Cultural context