尴尬的现代性--《申江胜景图》新解  

The Awkward Modernity:A New Interpretation of Shenjiang Shengjing Tu

作　　者：万书元[1] WAN Shuyuan(School of Humanities,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China)

机构地区：[1]同济大学人文学院,上海200092

出　　处：《同济大学学报（社会科学版）》2020年第6期73-84,共12页Journal of Tongji University:Social Science Edition

基　　金：南方科技大学委托课题“上海外滩建筑的历史与文化空间形态研究”。

摘　　要：《申江胜景图》堪称晚清新潮书刊出版领域媚俗的典范:它几乎调用了一切能够展示中国古典风雅的形式和程序,从书名、题签、序文这样的程序化的风雅形式,到诗词、书法这样的颇有难度的表达手段和呈现方式,以及书籍本身考究的印刷和装帧,最后到吴友如精妙传神的图绘,所有这一切,既迎合了普通市民浅表阅读的趣味,又满足了他们附庸风雅的需求。作为一部图文互释的商业书籍,《申江胜景图》的图绘形式无疑是它最大的卖点。至于诗词,对普通读者来说,其实更多的只是为其风雅形式的呈现提供了一种凭借而已。因为这些诗基本上是被阉割掉了诗情的诗,也是被用书法形式凭空增加了阅读的难度的诗。虽然如此,这些诗词还是表达出了一种总体化的价值倾向:对现代性的东西几乎是毫无保留的赞颂。长期生活在停滞的、固化的社会里的人,渴盼变革,期待进步,期待顺世界大潮而行,这是可以理解的;但是,同样是这批人,对会审公堂既滑稽又邪恶的跪磕仪式以及揪辫子之类的惩戒行为,却表现出令人失望的姿态:要么视而不见,要么干脆一并不加区分地予以赞美。不过,在这种看似荒谬的表象背后,实际上包含着一种内在而自洽的逻辑。这是时代的吊诡之处,也正是值得我们反思之处。Shenjiang Shengjing Tu(Scenic Views in and around Shanghai)can be regarded as a model of kitsch in the field of the fashionable books and periodicals in the late Qing Dynasty.It used almost all the forms and procedures that could show Chinese classical elegance,from the procedural elegant forms such as book title,inscription and preface,to the difficult ways of expression and presentation such as poetry and calligraphy,as well as the exquisite printing and binding of the book itself,together with Wu Youru’s exquisite and vivid drawings,all of which not only cater to the ordinary people’s superficial reading interest,but also meet their arty-crafty pursuit of elegant style.As a commercial book with mutual interpretation of pictures and texts,the drawing form of Shenjiang Shengjing Tu is undoubtedly its biggest selling point.As for poetry,for ordinary readers,in fact,it only provides a kind of support for its elegant form.These poems are basically emasculated from poetry,and the difficulty of reading is increased in the calligraphy form.Nevertheless,these poems still express a general value tendency:an almost unreserved praise of modernity.It is understandable that people who have lived in a stagnant and solidified society for a long time are eager for change,progress and going along with the tide of the world.However,the same group of people have shown such a disappointing attitude towards the ridiculous and evil kneeling and kowtowing ceremony,pigtail pulling,and other disciplinary actions in the Mixed Court:they either turn a blind eye to it or praise indiscriminately.However,behind this seemingly absurd appearance,there is actually an inner and self consistent logic.This is the paradox of the times,which is worthy of our reflection.

关 键 词：租界 上海文化 申江胜景图 现代性 

分 类 号：J222[艺术—美术] J232.9