淵源、場域、系統：新華文學史的結構性寫作

Origins, Sites, Systems： Structural Writings of Singapore Chinese Literary History

新華文學史的寫作，其主體面對縱向和橫向諸多勢力的形塑，內部不斷在重構以便回應外部。時間線條的延續，使得新華文學溯源連接到馬華文學、南洋文學，甚至可以追蹤到中國文學的傳統。然而，就以華文文化的傳播和接受而言，新華文學不但連接馬華和中國，而且聯繫臺灣和香港，檢閱各種場域或斷或續的關係因而成為文學史研究的重要任務。並且，在新加坡國家架構當中，華文族群被排擠到邊緣，華文文學因此立場獨特，其回應國家政策、多元文化的姿態，需要仔細梳理。本文採用淵源、場域、系統等角度，論析新華文學如何從單面的中國淵源出發，到複系統的互動、跨文化的穿越，勾勒其曲折的線條、龐雜的關係。

Writing the history of Singapore Chinese literature necessitates an effort of examining it as a subject being shaped by a variety of vertical and horizontal forces as its internal structure has been constantly reconfigured in response to external influences. The timeline has stretched in such a way that the literature connects with Malaysian Chinese literature and Nanyang literature and can even be traceable to literary traditions in China. When it comes to dissemination and reception of Chinese culture, it has multiple linkages with Malaysian Chinese, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, making it crucial to study networks between these literary sites. Within Singapore's national framework where the Chinese language group has been marginalized, it is imperative to examine how the literature reacts to national policies and multiculturalism. Adopting the vantage points of origin, site, and system, this article examines how the Singapore Chinese literature has evolved from a unilateralism of China genesis to subjectivity in a polysystem and with cultural crossing. It attempt to reveal its history has twisting timelines and sophisticated linkages.