相对于中国现当代文学研究整体的活跃而言,作为其中一个重要组成部分的抗战文学研究也许要用“沉寂”这个词来形容。正如有的学者所言:“抗战文学这一笔弥足珍贵的巨大文学遗产没有得到应有的重视,关于抗战文学的研究还远远不能让我们感到乐观,可以毫不夸张地说,抗战文学研究仍然是中国现代文学研究领域中最为薄弱的一个环节。”①正是为了打破这种沉寂,有的研究者主张从时段上拓展抗战文学研究的边界,把七七事变甚至 Compared with the overall activeness of Chinese modern and contemporary literary studies, the study of anti-war literature as one of its important components may be described by the word “silence”. As some scholars have put it, “The huge literature heritage of war literature did not receive due attention. The study of anti-war literature is far from giving us any optimism. It is no exaggeration to say that the war against Japan Literary research is still the weakest link in the field of modern Chinese literature. ”① It is precisely to break this silence that some researchers advocate expanding the boundaries of the study of anti-Japanese literature from time to time,