十卷本《朱德发文集》的问世,是我们中国现代文学史研究界的一套可以传世的文稿。它的传世性当然是多方面的,但最重要的一点就在于文集描绘了我们这个学科在成长发展的道路上,曾经经过“突出重围”、“纵横求索”1的艰辛历程。这是一个需要有挣脱思维定势的勇气、并向中外古今的优秀文学取经的漫长过程。我们这个学科从它成立起就预示着必须要经过这样一个突围和求索的过程,然后才能经得起成为“史学”的一个组成部分。那也并不是说我们过去走 The publication of the ten volumes of the “Zhu De Fa’s Collected Works” is a set of handed down manuscripts in the research circles of the history of Chinese modern literature. Its handed down nature is of course in many aspects. However, the most important point is that the collection of articles depicts the difficult journey of our discipline on the path of growth and development and has undergone “outstanding breakthroughs” and “horizontal and vertical search”. This is a long process that requires the courage to break free from the mindset and to learn from the ancient and modern fine literature both at home and abroad. Since our founding, our discipline has foreshadowed the process of such a breakthrough and search before we can stand up as an integral part of History. That does not mean that we have gone in the past