好几年以前，《江海学刊》的许总先生写信给我，约我就如何建构文学史的问题写一篇文章。我回信说，对于如何建构文学史，我并无一定的见解，不敢奉命。至于文学史应该怎么写，我的意见是爱怎么写就怎么写。我在那封信里说，几十年来，我们习惯于凡事都按一种模式办，于是就追? A few years ago, Mr. Xu, from “Jianghai Journal,” wrote to me and asked me to write an essay on how to construct the history of literature. I wrote back that I did not have a certain opinion on how to construct the history of literature and did not dare to be ordered. As for the history of literature should be how to write, my opinion is how to write love how to write. In that letter, I said: For decades, we are accustomed to doing everything in a pattern, so we chase after it.