从五个《题记》看“乡下人”沈从文的现代性意义

Exploring Shen Congwen's Modernity from His Five Prefaces

沈从文在接受凌宇访问时说,理解他的作品最主要的是五个题记:《〈边城〉题记》、《〈长河〉题记》、《〈从文小说习作选〉代序》、《〈沈从文小说选集〉题记》、《〈湘西〉题记》。通过这五篇文章,我们可以窥视到作家的其人其思:他并不是一个对社会置身事外的作家,他把自己对社会、对生活、对人生、对人性的独特感受通过别样的方式表达出来。这别样的方式使他远离当时的主流文坛,但沈从文的现代性意义也通过他在五个《题记》中的反思与批判以及忧患和悲剧意识获得充分的体现。

In the interview given by Ling Yu, Shen Congwen said that his five prefaces are the best way to approach his writings. They are the prefaces to Border Town, The Long River, The Collection of Shen Congwen＇ s Practice Writing, The Collection of Shen Congwen＇ s Novel, Xiang Xi, respectively. Shen Congwen＇ s personality and thinking are all reflected by his prefaces that he is not a hermit living away from the society, but he expresses his unique feeling towards the society, life and humanity through a special way, which seemingly makes him keep away from the mainstream of literary world. But it is his reflection, his criticism, his anxiety and tragic consciousness that he expresses in his prefaces embodies adequately his modernity.