“徐訏评说林语堂”的独特价值

徐訏详尽解读了林语堂的矛盾个性，剖析林矛盾的文化内涵，并以个性上的矛盾为视角看林语堂的为人处世。徐訏认为林语堂是一个主观的人，并以此为切入点分析林的文学创作偏重于表现主观；他看好林的散文不欣赏林的小说，并对此做了深入的探讨。徐訏对林语堂在中国现代文学史与中外文化交流上的作用有着独到认识与极高评价。徐评在林语堂研究方面有独特价值。

CHEN Xu-shi

Xu Xn has a profound analysis of Lin Yutang＇s character, his contradictory cuhural views and his perspective of life. Xu Xu considered Lin Yutang as a subjective person, and on this ground he thought Lin＇s literary writings are subjective. He appreciated Lin＇s prose more than his novels and made a penetrating study of the former. Xu Xu had a unique opinion of Lin Yutang＇s impact on the cultural communication and the history of contemporary literature in China. Xu Xu＇s remarks of Lin Yutang is of unique significance in the study of Lin Yutang.