郭沫若批评沈从文,是现代文坛的大事。很多人指责郭沫若的批评导致了沈从文的改行,甚至哀叹一位优秀的作家就此消失了。这样的指责比较容易,但本着对历史负责的原则,我们需要进一步追问:郭沫若为什么要批评沈从文?仅仅是因为个人恩怨或郭沫若容易冲动的浪漫气质么?现在我们关注的郭沫若对沈从文的批评,大多是《斥反动文艺》中那几句话。其实,抗战结束后郭沫若一共批评过沈从文四次,《斥反动文艺》是最后一次。这四次批评都事出有 Guo Moruo criticized Shen Congwen, a major event in the modern literary world. Many people criticize Guo Moruo’s criticism for causing Shen Congwen to divest, even lamenting that a good writer vanished. However, in the principle of being responsible for history, we need to further ask: why should Guo Moruo criticize Shen Congwen simply because of his personal grudges or Guo Mo-ruo’s impulsive romantic temperament? Now we are concerned about Guo’s critique of Shen Congwen, Mostly “excite the reactionary art” in a few words. In fact, after the war ended, Guo Moruo criticized Shen Congwen altogether four times and “repulsing the reactionary literature and art” was the last one. These four criticisms are all out there