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在我的读书生涯中,有两部史学著作给我留下了很深印象,一是黄仁宇先生的《万历十五年》,二是孔飞力教授的《叫魂:1768年中国妖术大恐慌》(简称《叫魂》)。有趣的是,这两本书的写作方式有着惊人的相似。概言之,都是选取某个时点进行截面剖析(前者选的是1587年,后者选择1768年),但皆能让人体察到某种一以贯之的历史因素,且都能以细腻深刻的笔触引人入胜。考虑到《万历十五年》论者颇多,在这篇札记中,我谨记下读《叫魂》时的些许感想。一正所谓读书先识人,了解作者生平很有必要。孔飞力是何许人呢?从相关材料可知,此君于1964年获哈佛大学博士学位,是著名汉学家费正清的高足,现为哈佛大学历史系教授、美国艺
In my reading career, I have left a deep impression on two historiography works, one is Mr. Huang Renyu’s “Wanli Fifteen Years”, the other is Professor Kong Fei Li’s “Call the soul: a great panic in China in 1768” (Referred to as “call the soul”). Interestingly, the two books are strikingly similar in how they are written. In summary, all of them are to choose a point of time for the section analysis (the former is selected in 1587, the latter choice 1768), but all can make people perceive some kind of consistent historical factors, and can be delicate and profound Strokes fascinating. Taking into account the “Wanli fifteen years” a lot of theorists, in this reading, I remember reading “call the soul” a little thought. One is the so-called first reading knowledge, understanding the author’s life is necessary. What is Kong Fei Li? From the relevant materials we can see, this Jun received a doctorate from Harvard University in 1964, is a famous scholar Fei Zhengqing high enough, is now a professor of history at Harvard University, American art