虽然许多文学作品在其诞生之初就具有了成为经典的潜质或气象,但它们既无法自封为经典,也不可能被一下子认知,而是需要经历一个漫长的被建构的过程。这个过程一般称之为“经典化”(canonization)。而在经典化的过程中,种种元素都会参与其中,呈现出一种颇为复杂的格局。但相比较而言,在古代乃至近代,文学经典的建构元 Although many literary works have the potential or weather to become classics at the beginning of their birth, they can neither be self-styled nor understood at once, but undergo a long process of being constructed. This process is generally called “canonization.” In the classical process, all kinds of elements will be involved, showing a rather complicated pattern. But comparatively speaking, in the ancient times and even in the modern times, the literary canons were constructed