在中国现代文学史研究界,陈子善先生以发掘、考证史料而知名。书中所辑文章,多是近年来他在鲁迅、胡适、郁达夫、张爱玲等作家研究领域的史料新发见。全书分五个部分,分别是“鲁迅及其文坛友人”“胡适、新月与京派”“张爱玲及其同时代作家”“‘旧派’作家二三”“序跋及其他”,作者从这几位作家与同代人间的交往及书信往来等角度切入,从细节开始,考证史实,辨析文献,描画出一幅幅文学史内外的新现场。 In the research community of history of modern Chinese literature, Mr. Chen Zishan is known for the excellent exploration and textual research of historical materials. The articles collected in this book are generally his new discoveries in the research field of writers like Lu Xun, Hu Shih, Yu Dafu and Eileen Chang. The book consists of five parts, namely ''Lu xun and His Literary Friends'', ''Hu Shih, New Moon School and Beijing School'', ''Eileen Chang and Her Contemporary Writers'', ''Anecdotes of Old School Writers'', and ''Prefaces, Postscripts and Miscellaneous''. Starting from the relations and letters of the several writers with the contemporary people, the author goes from details to make textual research on the historical facts, analyze literature and depict the new scenes inside and outside the history of literature.