现代性的后果与沈从文湘西小说的救赎功能

The Negative Consequences of Modernity and the Redeem＇s Function of Shen Congwen＇s Western Hunan Novels

“现代性”的发展在给社会带来进步、变化的同时，也产生了一些消极的后果，如吉登斯所说的“断裂”和弗洛伊德所说的“文明的代价”。韦伯则认为现代艺术（包括文学）具有对这种后果进行“救赎”的功能。沈从文的“湘西小说”正是通过对湘西世界美好人性和健康自然的生命的揭示，来达到对他的都市小说中暴露出来的现代文明病进行“救赎”的目的。

The development of modernity brings some progress and changes. On the other hand , it also makes some negative consequences , like Giddens＇ broken, or Signurd Freud＇ s the price of civilization . Weber thinks that moden art, including literature , have the function of redeem to these negative consequences. Shen Congwen＇ s Western Hunan Novels , reveal a kind of beautiful humanity and a healthy , natural life. So, it can redeem the diseases of civilization in his novels about metropolis.