论英培安对新华文学的贡献 ：以长篇小说《骚动》为例 = A study on Yeng Pway Ngon’s contribution to Singapore Chinese literature : based on Sao Dong

Abstract

英培安是新加坡华文文学中一位杰出的作家，同时也是新加坡现代主义文学的先驱与主力之一。他所涉猎的文体有许多种类，而尤其是长篇小说的成就更是突出。他的一大特色是勇于创新，不一再地重复写法，而这一点从他多部作品中可以见得。他所书写的主题具多样化，使用的叙述手法也五花八门。 此论文的主旨在于英培安对于新加坡华文文学的贡献。本文将以他的一部长篇小说《骚动》为例子，重点分析其中的叙述手法与情色爱欲的描写。这两者是小说的两大特点。它们使小说独特，也让它在英培安的多部作品中受人瞩目。其中的叙述手法新颖，也成功让作者与读者扮演了与从前不同的角色。在小说中占据大篇幅的情色爱欲则是本地文学中“禁忌”的主题。本文希望通过对《骚动》的深入分析讨论英培安对新华文学的贡献。Yeng Pway Ngon is an outstanding writer in Singapore Chinese Literature. He is also a pioneer and an advocate of modernism in literature. He has written many different literary genres, and showed great achievements in his full-length novels. Yeng is daring in his creations and this can be seen from many of his books. His writings also displayed different interests and concerns in the society. This thesis aims to discuss Yeng’s contribution to Singapore Chinese Literature, while using Sao Dong as an example. The main focus of analysis will be on the two distinguishing features in the novel, the narrative and erotic writing. The narrative is rarely used in Singapore Chinese Literature and has allowed the author and readers to have a different experience as compared to the traditional way of writing. The successful erotic writing is even a “taboo” in local context. This thesis hopes to bring forth Yeng’s contributions through thorough analysis of his work.