古籍的整理出版,往往很注重版本的作用,多选精善之本作底本,并用其他版本校勘,相对于古籍而言,现代选本的出版是否有讲究版本的必要呢?有。一是要使那些稀见的现代版本化身千万,为较多的人利用,这也是抢救和保存文化遗产;二是同一图书有多种版本,有装帧形式上的精粗研,更有因各种原因增补、删减改动而造成内容上的差异,如有初版本、增补本、修订本、删节本、全本之别,以郭沫若《女神》为例,就有1921年泰东书局初版本,1928年创造社出版部本,1944年明天出版社本,1953年人民文学出版社本,1957年文集本(生前编出的最后一个定本),等等,各本之间多少有不同之处,出版界向读者提供哪一种版本好呢?这就需要认真挑选。 一、现代版本的选择 眼下仍有许多出版社热衷于散文丛书的编选,从那些常见的选本中挑来挑去,以各种名目分割包装,结果只是制造出堆积如山的平庸出版物。在感叹这种浮躁无根的现象时, The collation and publication of ancient books tend to pay attention to the role of the editions, select the books of delicacy for the books, and collate with other editions. Is there any need to pay attention to the editions of the modern books in comparison with the ancient books? The first is to make those rare modern versions incarnate tens of millions for more people to use, which is also the rescue and preservation of cultural heritage; second, there are many versions of the same book, For various reasons, the contents of the differences caused by additions, deletions and alterations, such as the first edition, supplements, amendments, abridged version, the whole difference, to the “goddess” of Guo Moruo, for example, there is the first edition of 1921 Taidong Bookstore This book was created in 1928 by the Publishing House, the Book of Tomorrow 1944, the People’s Literature Publishing House of 1953, the collection of 1957 essays (the last one compiled in his lifetime), and so on. Department, the publishing industry to provide readers with which version is good? This requires careful selection. First, the choice of the modern version There are still many publishers are keen on the essay series of editors, pick from those common selection, to split the packaging in various manifestations, the result is to create a mountain of mediocre publications. While lamenting this impetuous and unmanageable phenomenon,