夏衍研究是一个最新的令人瞩目的成果是杭州大学陈坚教授的《夏衍的艺术世界》(中国戏剧出版社1993年3月出版)。我曾经在一篇短文里把80年代出版的4部夏衍研究专著《夏衍创作简论》(陆荣椿)、《夏衍的生活和文学道路》(陈坚)、《夏衍传》(会林、绍武)、《夏衍戏剧创作论》(王文英)称之为“标志着自30年代开始的夏衍作品评论进入了对夏衍迄今全部创作整体把握的新阶段”。当我再读陈坚先生寄来的《夏衍的艺术世界》时,又分明感受到夏 Xia Yan research is one of the most impressive achievements is “Xia Yan’s art world” by Professor Chen Jian of Hangzhou University (China Theater Press, March 1993). In a short essay, I wrote a series of four Xia Yan research monographs published in the 1980s: “Brief Introduction to Xia Yan’s Creation” (Lu Rong Chun), “Life and Literature of Xia Yan” (Chen Jian), “Xia Yan Chuan” (Huilin, Shaowu ), “Xia Yan Drama Creation Theory” (Wang Wenying) calls it “marking the beginning of Xia Yan’s commentary since the 1930s as entering a new stage in the overall grasp of Xia Yan’s work so far.” When I read the “Art World of Xia Yan” sent by Mr. Chen Jian, I clearly felt Xia