柯旗化及其作品

Abstract

柯旗化 (1929-2002)，高雄左營人。半個多世紀以來，因其所編著《新英文法》嘉惠無數學子而廣為人知；但柯旗化在白色恐怖時代，身歷政治受難的經過卻鮮為人所悉。雖然遭遇過國家暴力的迫害，獲釋後他卻仍堅持知識分子的反抗精神，積極參與社會民主運動，主辦《台灣文化》季刊雜誌，出版《臺灣文化圖書目錄》，為深耕台灣文化、鼓吹台灣意識不遺餘力。兩次入獄的痛苦，也激發了他創作的靈感，從小說《南國故鄉》、詩集《母親的悲願》與《鄉土的呼喚》到回憶錄《臺灣監獄島》等，在台灣監獄文學的作品中，有重要的時代意義，但目前對他的研究缺少全面完整、有系統的論述，亟待充實。筆者冀望透過蒐集、耙梳與其相關的資料並輔以訪談，從他成長的時代背景、獄中經驗，來了解柯旗化及其經歷苦難後所呈現出的作品精神與特色，並對其創作給予適當的評價與定位，也期待讓更多人認識見證二個時代的柯旗化堅毅風骨，並肯定他對台灣文化的貢獻、在台灣文學史上的成就。

本論文分為七章，第一章緒論，概述研究動機與目的、研究方法與範疇、文獻探討；第二章是敘寫柯旗化的生平；第三章闡述柯旗化的出版志業；第四章探究柯旗化的詩作；第五章品評柯旗化的小說；第六章論及柯旗化的回憶錄與獄中家書；第七章結語，綜觀各章研究，他不僅是政治受難者、英文老師、出版社發行人、文學家，更是台灣棈神的典範。Kua, Ki-Hua(1929-2002) is a native of Tzo-ying, Kaohsiung. For half a century, he has been well-known for doing favor to numerous students by his “New English Grammar”. However, in his age of white terror, Kua,Ki-Hua’s experience of being politically oppressed was hardly known. Although oppressed by the nation’s violence, he persisted in the resistance spirit of the intellectuals and actively participated in the social, democratic movement, hosted the seasonal magazine, ”Taiwan Culture”, published “the Library Catalogue of Formosan culture”, deeply cultivated Taiwan culture, and promoted Taiwan consciousness without sparing any effort. Having gone through the pain of going into prison also evoked his creative inspiration, from the novel, ”The Native Place of the Southern Country”, the poetry collection, “Mother's Earnest Wish” and “The Call of Old Home” to his memoirs, ”Taiwan Prison Island”, etc. In the works of Taiwan prison literature, one finds the significant meaning of the age. However, up to the present, researches on him lack a complete, integrated system and discussion and need to be improved. This author hopes to understand Kua,Ki-Hua and the spirit and characteristics of his works, especially after going through suffering, by means of works collection, sorting out related materials, coupled with interviews, from his growing background and age and prison experience and then give his creation a proper evaluation and fixation, expecting to let more people understand and witness the fortitude of the two-age Kua,Ki-Hua and confirm his contribution to Taiwan culture and his achievement in the history of Taiwan literature.

This thesis is divided into 6 chapters. Chapter 1, introduction, generally introduces the motive, and purpose, method and scope of the research and exploration of literature. Chapter 2 writes about Kua,Ki-Hua’s life. Chapter 3 illustrates Kua,Ki-Hua’s publication career. Chapter 4 explores Kua,Ki-Hua’s poetry. Chapter 5 comments on Kua,Ki-Hua’s novel. Chapter 6 discusses Kua,Ki-Hua’s memoirs and letters to his home from the prison. Chapter 7, conclusion, oversees the research of each chapter. He is not only a politically oppressed English teacher, publisher, literary writer, but also a model of Taiwan spirit.