“新文学讲义”的命运与《中国新文学大系》诗集卷的生产——九月十八日朱自清致叶圣陶信件考释为中心

The Fate of“New Literary Lecture Notes”and the Birth of the Poetry Volume of the Great Series of China's New Literature :A Textual Research of a Zhu Ziqing's Letter to Ye Shengtao Dated on Sept.18

《朱自清全集》第十一卷收录了朱自清给叶圣陶的24通信,这是朱自清和叶圣陶长达30多年友谊见证的珍贵材料。其中9月18日朱自清给叶圣陶的信,透露出30年代中期的中国现代文学现场,包括朱自清编"新文学讲义"的出版细节、《中国新文学大系》诗集卷的生产过程。此外,依据信件中提及的教科书、夏丏尊生日纪念特刊、朱自清暑假的生活与工作情况、叶圣陶创作的《感同身受》等内容,此信应写于1935年9月18日。

Volume 11 of the Complete Works of Zhu Ziqinghas in it 24 epistles to Ye Shengtao,an invaluable source of the 30 years long friendship between Zhu and Ye.One of the letters,dated Sept.18,offers a glimpse into the literary arena of the 1930 s,including details of the intended publication of'New Literary Lecture Notes'authored by Zhu and the birth of the Poetry Volume of the Great Series of China's New Literature.From other matters mentioned within there,we can decide the exact date of the letter should be Sept.18,1935.