君绍的散文研究 ：本土的观察、记忆与反思 = A study of Jun Shao’s prose: local observation, memory and reflection

Abstract

君绍（1927-2014年）是新加坡的散文家、教师与植物学家。他于1950年代开始创作，创作生涯横跨半个世纪之久。君绍善于从大自然中取材，以敏锐的观察能力，与对大自然的丰富知识累积，写出了不一般的大自然书写。而极其细腻的大自然书写，也让他在战后一批散文家中成功突围，并占有一席之地。即便君绍的作品具有个人特色以及一定的数量，但因诸多原因，君绍的在文坛上却备受忽略，而零星的研究文献也只集中于其大自然书写的讨论，缺乏更深层的挖掘。

本论文试图以君绍大自然书写的孕育为研究开端，试图进一步探索君绍创作背后的动机与意义。论文将突破君绍散文研究的既有范畴，针对文章中浓厚的本土意识，并从本土特色的刻画，以及人文关怀的展现这两方面着手，进一步分析与探讨君绍的作品。君绍的散文不单单是君绍个人的情感记录，它更是国家进程中的成长记录，不只记录着这个地方独特的面貌与变化，也承载了这块土地上的人，对于这个地方的情感、记忆与想象。 Jun Shao (1927-2014) is a native Singaporean writer, teacher and botanist. He started writing in the 1950s and his writing career spanned more than half a century. Jun Shao often drew his inspirations from the nature, and with his keen observations and profound knowledge in botany, he had made a name for himself with his extraordinary depiction of nature through his writings. His delicate nature writing also made him stood out in a group of post-war essayists. Even though Jun Shao had relatively large number of literary works and that they have displayed the unique traits in his writing, for many reasons, Jun Shao's work did not receive huge attention in the literary world, with sporadic research articles lacking in depth and focusing only on the discussion of his nature writing. This thesis attempts to start off with understanding Jun Shao’s love for the nature and his nature writing, before further exploring the motivations and significances behind his prose creation. The thesis will break through the existing boundaries in the study of Jun Shao's prose, and further discussing the strong local consciousness or nativeness presented in his writings, through analysing the display of local characteristics and his deep concern for the society. Jun Shao's prose not only served as a personal record of Jun Shao’s feelings, but it is also a record of the unique landscapes and the emotions, memories and imaginations of the people living on this land while it underwent tremendous changes in the process of development.