在现代中国文学批评史上,梁实秋自有其不可取代的历史价值。他的批评文字虽然终究未能改写现代中国文学发展的历史,但是它始终对现代文学的发展起着一种警示和提醒的作用。如所周知,梁实秋始终没能融入此前所谓现代中国文学发展之主流,比如现实主义文学的主流,左翼文学的主流,抗战文学的主流,这是由其自身的文化观念所内在决定了的,但是他那种冷静的观察却是为很多时代的弄潮儿所远远不及的。梁实秋是一位自由主义文人。并且,可贵的是,他对自己所曾信仰的新人文主义观念始终信守着,也许,这就是一个现代文人所理当具有的德行之一吧。或许这有时会让人觉得有点子迂,有点子隔,但是,对于一个文人来说,如果满身尽是市侩气,尽是一肚子投机意识,那么,这样的文人还能算是一个真正的文人吗? In the history of modern Chinese literary criticism, Liang Shih-ch’iu has its own irreplaceable historical value. Although his critique can not finally rewrite the history of modern Chinese literature after all, it always plays a warning and reminder role in the development of modern literature. As we all know, Liang Shih-ch’iu has never been able to integrate into the mainstream of the so-called development of modern Chinese literature, such as the mainstream of realistic literature, the mainstream of left-wing literature and the mainstream of anti-war literature, which is determined by its own cultural concept. However, His cool observation is far behind the beach-goers of many times. Liang Shih-chiu is a liberal literary man. And, what is valuable is that he always abided by the new concept of humanism he had believed in. Perhaps this is one of the virtues that a modern literary man should have. Perhaps this sometimes makes people feel a bit subtle, a bit apart, but for a literati, if the whole body is full of displeasure, is a stomach a sense of speculation, then, such a literary man can be regarded as a real literati ?