本論文以《民權報》為研究對象。報刊承晚清之緒，關注時政、回觀歷史並表達當代青年的情感傷痕，呈現民初海上文化新格局：專題論述時政，體現中國人的現代政治思維；歷史叢談，傳統士人習慣的文史觀與現代思維並行，可以深入剖析歷史，更可以做翻案文章；前二項政治、歷史為「大」說，民初青年男女的情感道德生活於無聲處聽驚雷，是為「小」說，徐枕亞等舊文體、新情緒的感傷小說連載，開啟小說言情新局面。海上脈絡承前啟後，延及《民權畫報》、《小說叢報》、《小說新報》與《小說日報》等相關刊物，該文人群體在「海上」世界交流的開放場域中，於1912至1924年間經營刊物、生成輿論、推出感傷小說的文學思潮，創造出從上海到南洋的文學閱讀市場。 本文概括《民權報》要素有三：第一，周浩的報業經歷與實際運作體現報刊政治立場的主動選擇，報紙的事件選擇與論述參與了當代輿論建構，形成具導向性的言論空間；戴季陶的南洋書寫將海外觀察、華僑議題與國族想像納入論述，讓《民權報》的影響形成跨越本土地域的文化網絡。第二，「叢談小語」文類繼往開來，於傳播新知、情感動員與歷史再詮釋等面向發揮了重要功能。第三，就文學創作出版而論，徐枕亞的《玉梨魂》連載及他人仿效之作形成鴛鴦蝴蝶派主軸，其情感渲染與情節鋪陳及市場宣傳操作是民初文學主潮，參與塑造了文化市場。延此脈絡，報紙欄目編排及編撰人長期合作，持續生成新文人社群，文學流派隨刊物衍生發展，《玉梨魂》由海上而入南洋文化語境，改編電影實現跨媒介文藝再生產，小說翻譯改寫流行於越南，更形塑其現代語文。 循《民權報》悉民初語境、攬海上文化脈絡，是本文宗旨。;Discussing Current Affairs， Reflecting on History， and Sentimental Fiction： Minquan Daily and the Formation of the Shanghai Cultural Sphere (1912-1924)
Abstract
This dissertation examines Minquan Daily as a key newspaper of the early Republican period. Inheriting the legacy of the late Qing press， the newspaper engaged with current political affairs， revisited historical narratives， and expressed the emotional experiences of contemporary youth， thereby contributing to the formation of a new Shanghai cultural sphere. Through its political commentaries， Minquan Daily reflected the emergence of modern Chinese political thought. Its historical essays combined the traditional literati approach to historiography with modern critical perspectives， encouraging both historical inquiry and revisionist reinterpretations. Alongside these discussions of politics and history， the newspaper serialized sentimental fiction that foregrounded the emotional and moral lives of young men and women. The works of Xu Zhenya and other writers， written in traditional literary forms yet infused with new emotional sensibilities， inaugurated a new phase in the development of Chinese romance fiction. The cultural influence of Minquan Daily further extended through related publications， including Minquan Illustrated， Xiaoshuo Congbao (Fiction Magazine)， Xiaoshuo Xinbao (New Fiction News)， and Xiaoshuo Ribao (Fiction Daily). Between 1912 and 1924， this network of intellectuals cultivated periodicals， generated public discourse， and promoted sentimental fiction within the Shanghai cultural sphere， creating a literary marketplace that reached beyond Shanghai to Southeast Asia. This dissertation argues that Minquan Daily can be understood through three interconnected dimensions. First， Zhou Hao′s journalistic career and editorial practices demonstrate how the newspaper consciously established its political position. Through its selection of news events and active engagement in public debate， Minquan Daily participated in the construction of public opinion and created a distinctive discursive space. Dai Jitao′s writings on Southeast Asia incorporated overseas observations， issues concerning Chinese migrant communities， and nationalist imagination into the newspaper′s discourse， extending its cultural influence beyond China and forming a transregional intellectual network. Second， the genre of congtan xiaoyu (informal essays and miscellaneous commentaries) inherited earlier literary traditions while assuming new functions in disseminating knowledge， mobilizing public sentiment， and reinterpreting history. Third， the serialization of Xu Zhenya′s Yulihun (The Soul of the Jade Pear)， together with the numerous imitative works it inspired， established the principal current of the Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School. Their emotional appeal， narrative techniques， and commercial promotional strategies became defining features of early Republican popular literature and played an important role in shaping the cultural marketplace. The newspaper′s editorial organization and the long-term collaboration among its contributors continuously fostered new literary communities， while literary schools developed through networks of periodical publication. From the Shanghai cultural sphere， Yulihun spread throughout Southeast Asia， where its film adaptation exemplified the cross-media reproduction of literature. Its translations and adaptations in Vietnam further contributed to the development of modern Vietnamese literary language. By examining Minquan Daily， this dissertation reconstructs the Shanghai cultural sphere of the early Republican period and demonstrates how journalism， literature， and transnational cultural exchange collectively shaped the intellectual， literary， and cultural landscape of modern China.
