《牛全德与红萝卜》版本考释

Textual Research and Explanation on Versions of Niu Quande and The Radish

《牛全德与红萝卜》是姚雪垠抗战时期的重要作品。从初刊版到文座出版社版本,再到怀正文化版,在赞赏者和批评者两方的意见中,姚雪垠根据社会现实的变迁,不断对旧作进行修改,对主要人物的情节进行了增删,丰富了人物性格,填补了旧作中的情节缺陷,同时也使小说更加适应当时的社会现实需求,形成了《牛全德与红萝卜》这一经典小说的最终面貌。

Niu Quande and the Radish is an important work of Yao Xueyin during the Anti-Japanese War.From the first edition to the Wenzuo Press edition and then to the Huaizheng Culture edition,Yao Xueyin constantly revised the old versions according to the changes in social reality.He filled the plot defects in the old works by adding or deleting the plots related to main characters,enriched the disposition of the characters.Through these modifications,the work better meets the needs of society and responds to the critical opinions.The final form of the classic work Niu Quande and The Radish readers see today is a result of constant revisions.