家国政治、人事命运与乡村抒情——论沈从文的小说《长河》

National Politics,People's Destiny and Rural Feelings:On Chang He by Shen Congwen

《长河》以辰河流域吕家坪为背景,聚焦乱世背景下湘西社会之"变",关注"变"中的"常"态人生。在"常"与"变"的错综描写中,小说以宏阔的视角表现丰富驳杂的社会生活,湘西地方的历史命运、国家民族与地方的现实与未来,普通人在乱世危局中人生与人性的变异与恒常。《长河》将乡村抒情与家国政治、人事命运交织一体,内蕴着沈从文复杂的思想与情感。

In the context of Lvjiaping in Chen He basin,Chang He focuses on the ＂changes＂ in Xiangxi during the troubled times and ＂normal＂ life in the changes.Under such circumstances,the novel depicts the complex social life,the history and fate of Xiangxi,the reality and future of the nation,and the changes and normality in life and humanity of ordinary people at that time.In the meantime,Chang He also presents the complicated thoughts and emotions of Shen Congwen by interweaving the rural feelings with national politics and people’s destiny.