“乡下人”在都市中的精神突围——论沈从文都市小说的独特价值

A Countryman's Spiritual Break-out in the City——The unique value of urban novels by Shen Congwen

沈从文先生不仅是一位"乡土文学"大师,而且其创作的都市文学也独特而深刻,成为他所构筑的文学世界中又一坚实的轴心。作家的都市文本以独特的透视视角、鲜明而激切的批判姿态,书写都市人在畸形的现代文明围困中生命力萎缩退化与人性被异化扭曲。沈从文试图用一种"生命哲学"去探究重建民族文化的途径,呼唤自然人性的复归,其都市小说在整个现代都市文学中彰显出独异而深远的价值和意义。

Shen Congwen, a profound writer, is not only well--known for his rural literature, but also for his unique literary works about urban life which his literary career is solidly based on. He describes in his urban works how those people who are besieged in the abnormal modern civilization gradually lose their vitality and live with their distorted spirit. Shen Congwen approaches the urban literature from a unique perspective and impresses his readers with lively and severe criticism. He attempts to reconstruct the national culture by means of philosophy of life and calls for the return of the lost spirit. His urban novels have far--reaching significance in the history of modern urban literature.