暴力與正義──論林燿德的都市文學觀

Violence and Justice: Lin Yaode’s Concepts of Urban Literature

評論家認為林燿德小說中的暴力書寫象徵鄉土文學的排他意識，並表現出他重寫文學史的企圖。本文嘗試探討林燿德的都市文學思想，考察林氏對現實主義、鄉土文學、分析心理學和後現代主義的看法，從「正義」的思想角度重新考慮他的文學定位，認為林燿德對文學創作抱有一種正義的觀念。同時，對於正義的思考，也將有助開展文學倫理的研究。

Critics argue that violent and sexual descriptions in Lin Yaode’s fiction are the symbolsof the exclusive consciousness of Taiwan rural literature, and show his intention tore-write the Taiwan literary history. Adhering to the concept of “justice”, this paper triesto investigate his literary criticism of urban literature, his understanding on realism, ruralliterature, analytical psychology, and post-modernism, to suggest his literary thoughtcan be perceived as one kind of literature of justice. This study on Lin’s fiction and literaturereview helps develop discussions on literary ethics.