二十一世紀初台灣文學創作似有一股潮流正在成形：千禧世代作家刻意調度台灣文學資源，訴說台灣文學相關故事，彰顯「台灣文學傳統」這個概念，強調「傳承台灣文學」的書寫位置。在這之前，台灣文學作品裡鮮少提及前輩台灣文學作家或作品，遑論有意識地引用、對話、挑戰、改編等等。本論文探討這個台灣文學創作新趨勢所涉及的幾個問題：「傳承」的意義為何？千禧作家開發什麼樣的寫作模式與策略來傳承台灣文學？如何重新定義「台灣文學」、「台灣文學傳統」、「台灣文學史」的概念？何以這個現象在二十一世紀的第二個十年出現？為何這個趨勢的主要推動者幾乎都是1980世代的千禧作家？這個現象是否宣示了某種新台灣文學的誕生？本論文以楊双子的「花開」系列創作、何敬堯等五位作者合著的《華麗島軼聞：鍵》和李時雍等十二位作者合著的《百年降生：1900-2000台灣文學故事》這兩部作家集體創作來探討這些問題，以及在此文學趨勢下帶出的台灣另類文學史寫作模式。

This paper explores the significance of a new Taiwanese literary trend in the early 21st century. Many Taiwanese millennial writers position themselves as heirs to Taiwan’s literary tradition, telling stories about Taiwan literature and highlighting Taiwan literary tradition as a valuable resource in their writing. This creative stance is in sharp contrast to that found in the works of their predecessors who seldom engaged in dialogues with Taiwan’s literary works. What does it mean for millennial writers to define themselves as heirs to Taiwan literature? What strategies do they employ to highlight this position? How do they redefine the concepts of “Taiwan literature,” “Taiwan’s literary tradition,” and the “literary history of Taiwan”? Why does this literary trend emerge in the first decade of the 21st century? This paper addresses these questions by studying selected works by some of the most prominent Taiwanese millennial writers. It also examines how this literary trend impacts on the writing of Taiwan’s literary history and points to an alternative mode of literary history writing.