学识与声名沛如钱钟书,是不是博士其实并不重要。但在特定历史环境下,社会的势利与一般世人狭隘的视阈,可能多少会让以“学士”之身回国的钱钟书感到郁闷,这些郁闷的集中发泄是在《围城》之中。《围城》所描述的三十年代的民国,正是钱钟书出国时的背景。方鸿渐以学中国文学的 Knowledge and reputation Pei such as Qian, is not a doctor is not important. However, under certain historical circumstances, the snobbish social ventures and the narrow threshold of the general world may somewhat depress Qian’s book returning to China as a “bachelor.” These depressing concentrated ventures are among the “sieges” . The fortunes of the 1930s, as depicted in Besieged City, are precisely the context behind Qian’s return to China. Fang Hongjian to learn Chinese literature