barthes' postmodern metaphor of autumnal state, whereas it is essentially a kind of nostalgic complex of scholar-bureaucrats that comes into being from their long immersion in traditional culture.
第三章分析「中年写作」观念,认为此观念的精神支柱,外表上是罗兰·巴尔特有关秋天状态的后现代式隐喻,内核则是在文化传统濡染中形成的士大夫情结——怀旧。