摘要
In the history of modern Chinese literature, left-wing literature is next in importance as a literary movement to the May Fourth literary revolution of 1919. This movement flourished from 1928 to1936, during which time the literary theories it developed played a decisive role in contemporary literary circles. These theories retained a strong leadership role in subsequent years. Evaluation of the movement has however been variable since its inception, with the period after the founding of the People＇s Republic in 1949 displaying even greater variation in the appraisal of its worth. It was revered during the seventeen years prior to the outbreak of the ＂Cultural Revolution＂ in 1966, with its basic concepts serving as the yardstick for assessing other literary schools or composing or criticizing literary works.
左翼文论在中国现代文学史上具有举足轻重的地位和作用，对中国当代文学和文化也产生过直接而巨大的影响。然而，长期以来，对它的研究却相当薄弱，评价也比较简单和主观化，并且充满矛盾。本文用马克思主义的理论和方法，既充分肯定左翼文论的历史合理性，高度重视它对文学与社会现实的关系的理解和把握，又看到它在今天仍未失去价值和意义；既指出左翼文论存有的局限性，又探讨了它与当前文学创作和文学研究中存在的问题的关联。文章还分析了左翼文论对五四文学的超越意向，对文学之功能也给予了多元复合式理解。
