20年代与30年代之交,闻一多曾在武汉大学工作近两年.这段时间,是他一生中从诗人时期到学者时期的转折点,因此也是他人生道路上重要的一站.由于时间短,没有重大活动,留下的历史资料也不多,闻一多的这段生活经历并不很为人注意,以致有些史实至今还比较模糊,有些基本事实一直是众说纷纭.本文拟根据武大校史资料及其他有关资料,对一些问题试作一番考核辨正的工作.对比较复杂的问题,又还没有确凿证据的,则只提出一些历史事实和初步看法,以供参考,而不遽下断语,以免以讹传讹.一、是不是中文系(或外文系)主任闻一多在武汉大学担任什么职务,这个问题长久以来没有一个公认的正确的答案.1948年开明版《闻一多全集》第1卷收录的闻一多《事略》和《年谱》,说法就互有差异.《事略》说闻一多于1928年“任武汉大学文学院长”,《年谱》说是任“文学院长兼中文系主任”.分歧点在于是否有兼职.此后几十年里,后一说得到广泛流传,而出现最早的《事略》的说法,却几乎销声匿迹了.1980年,程千帆先生在给《新文学史料》的一封短信中,对“文学院长兼中文系主任”一说提出异议,认为它“似于事实有出入”,“闻一多在武大是外文系教授,并不在中文系,也不是主任”.在其影响下,不久就出现了 At the turn of the 20s and the 30s, Wen Yiduo spent nearly two years at Wuhan University, a turning point in his life from poet to scholar, and therefore an important stop on his life path. Short, no major events, leaving little historical information, Wen Yiduo this life experience is not very attention, so that some of the facts are still relatively vague, some basic facts have always been different opinions.This paper is based on the history of Wu Da Data and other relevant materials, try some tests on certain issues to distinguish and correct the work of the more complex issues, there is no conclusive evidence, only to put forward some historical facts and preliminary views for reference, without breaking off the language , So as not to corrupt the truth.First, is not the Department of Chinese (or Department of Foreign Languages) Wen Yiduo what position held in Wuhan University, this issue has long been a recognized correct answer .1948 enlightened version of “Wen Yiduo Complete Works” Article 1 Wen Yidu more than “things” and “Chronicle”, the argument is different from each other. “The Strategy” said Wen Yidu more than in 1928, “Ren of Wuhan University Literature”, “Chronicle” that is “liberal arts college And director of Chinese department. ”The difference is whether there are part-time .After several decades, the latter one has been widely circulated, and the earliest appearance of“ strategy ”almost disappeared .1980, Mr. Cheng Qianfan to“ New Literature, ”a text message on the“ Literature Dean and Head of Chinese Department, ”one objection, that it“ seems to be different from the fact that ”Wen Yiduo is a professor of foreign languages ​​at the University of Wu is not in the Department of Chinese , Nor director. "Under its influence, it soon appeared