The first part reviewed the research history of Shen Congwen and introduced the research condition nowadays, then explained the reasons of contradictive viewpoint from different scholars.

• 本文的第一部分主要回顾沈从文研究史上的情况及研究现状,并简要说明不同学者对于沈从文这一作家研究时出现的针锋相对的观点及其原因。