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1、Winesburg,OhioWinesburg,OhioBySherwoodAnderson1Winesburg,OhioINTRODUCTIONbyIrvingHoweImusthavebeennomorethanfifteenorsixteenyearsoldwhenIfirstchanceduponWinesburg,Ohio.GrippedbythesestoriesandsketchesofSherwoodAnderson'ssmall-town"grotesques,"Ifeltthathewasopeningformenewdepthsofex
2、perience,touchinguponhalf-buriedtruthswhichnothinginmyyounglifehadpreparedmefor.ANewYorkCityboywhoneversawthecropsgroworspenttimeinthesmalltownsthatlaysprinkledacrossAmerica,Ifoundmyselfoverwhelmedbythescenesofwastedlife,wastedlove--wasthisthe"real"America?--thatAndersonsketchedinW
3、inesburg.Inthosedaysonlyoneotherbookseemedtooffersopowerfularevelation,andthatwasThomasHardy'sJudetheObscure.Severalyearslater,asIwasabouttogooverseasasasoldier,IspentmylastweekendpassonasomewhatquixoticjourneytoClyde,Ohio,thetownuponwhichWinesburgwaspartlymodeled.Clydelooked,Isupp
4、ose,notverydifferentfrommostotherAmericantowns,andthefewofitsresidentsItriedtoengageintalkaboutAndersonseemedquiteuninterested.Thisindifferencewouldnothavesurprisedhim;itcertainlyshouldnotsurpriseany-onewhoreadshisbook.Oncefreedfromthearmy,Istartedtowriteliter-arycriticism,andin195
5、1Ipublishedacriticalbiog-raphyofAnderson.ItcameshortlyafterLionelTrilling'sinfluentialessayattackingAnderson,anat-tackfromwhichAnderson'sreputationwouldneverquiterecover.TrillingchargedAndersonwithin-dulgingavaporoussentimentalism,akindofvagueemotionalmeanderinginstoriesthatlackeds
6、ocialorspiritualsolidity.TherewasacertaincogencyinTrilling'sattack,atleastwithregardtoAnderson'sinferiorwork,mostofwhichhewroteafterWines-burg,Ohio.InmybookItried,somewhatawk-wardly,tobringtogetherthekindsofjudgmentTrillinghadmadewithmystillkeenaffectionforthebestofAnderson'swritin
7、gs.Bythen,Ihadreadwritersmorecomplex,perhapsmoredistinguishedthanAnderson,buthismutedstorieskeptafirmplaceinmymemories,andthebookIwrotemightbeseenasagestureofthanks2Winesburg,Ohioforthelight--aglowofdarkness,youmightsay--thathehadbroughttome.Decadespassed.InolongerreadAnderson,per-
8、hapsfearingImighthavetosur
