王国维之死及其文化意义

WANG Guo-wei’s Death and Its Cultural Significance

王国维的死因,学界争议颇多,至今未有定论。其实,王国维之死的真相是外感逼迫,内无凭藉,两相煎迫,故一死以求解脱。学界长期以来拔高或美化王国维之死的一些说法实有混同事实与意义之嫌。在寻求真相上,事实和意义必须分离。

The cause for WANG Guo-wei′s death is still a bone of contention in China′s academic field. In my opinion, WANG Guo-wei drowned himself to seek escape from both external and internal depression. Wang′s death has long been overpraised and eulogized, a tendency which has confused facts with significance. In seeking for truth, facts and significance must be separated.