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南來香港 : 「和平文藝」作者 : 一九五、六〇年代《星島晚報》副刊「星晚」的連載小說研究, Hoi Yin, Yuki Shum

Lingnan Theses

劉以鬯曾指出「和平文藝」作家（即「和平文人」）對1949年後的香港文學的影響是重要的關鍵。1949年的政治變動吸引了左派文人北上，而歐陽天、徐訏、易文和劉以鬯等四位「和平文人」卻南來香港。一九五、六〇年代香港的報紙副刊地位特殊，南來文人就以報紙副刊作為文學作品的主要發表園地。四位作家也不例外，最擅長的謀生技能主要是創作和編輯報章副刊或雜誌，又或是二者兼之。《星島晚報》副刊「星晚」是他們初到香港的主要發表園地，作品的文學性較強，此副刊更是五、六〇年代香港文壇一個重要而目前未有充份研究的文藝園地。和平文人是南來文人的其中一群，他們筆下呈現了「香港」的某個側面，值得追問的是，他們筆下的「香港」為何如此，由此探討他們的心態。

一九五、六〇年代副刊的連載小說是結集成書和改編成電影的前置文本，在報刊、出版業、電影業三個香港文化產業中擔當了非常重要的角色。連載小說雖有廣泛傳閱的優長，同時也有文類特點的限制，與結集作品要求小說內容的整體性產生衝突，作家或會在結集時加以修訂。另一方面，當時的文學作品被改編為電影的情況非常普遍。原著作家或會參與電影製作，工作跨越了不同的媒介；更有作家在跨界工作後，汲取電影拍攝技巧，運用於自己的文學創作中。四位作家在《星島晚報•星晚》的連載小說具跨界特點，是研究當時文化產業的重要例子。

本文提出以下三個研究問題：

一、和平文人在《星島晚報•星晚》上連載了不少作品，當中所呈現的一九五、六〇年代香港社會的面貌是怎樣的？

二、和平文人的連載作品透現出他們怎樣的心態？

三、和平文人的連載作品是小說結集與電影改編的前置文本，與當時報業以外的文化產業（主要是出版業和電影業）組成了緊密的生產線，然則，連載小說與這些文化產業的互動情況具體如何？

若要勾勒一九五、六〇年代的香港文壇面貌，必須兼顧作家、作品及刊登園地等三方面。本文以《星島晚報•星晚》為園地，以歐陽天、徐訏、易文和劉以鬯作為研究對象，以連載小說為焦點，勾勒當時的文學面貌，對作品及文化背景深入研究。

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DLPS Faculty Publications

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Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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DLPS Faculty Publications

Published on the SMS-I-Media Tourism Express, a bi-lingual weekly ejournal, with the Wechat public account TourismExpress, this article introduces the origin and customs of the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year. It also gives a brief introduction to the festival's related background knowledge such as the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the 24 Chinese solar terms, the Chinese Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions, the Twelve Chinese zodiac animals, as well as the relationship between them and the Western zodiac signs.

In Memoriam: Ramon Hawley Myers 1929-2015

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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History Faculty Scholarship

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

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