文艺批评的可能性本依据于我们对于艺术作品的理解力。艺术作品由它的形式、内容、资料等等给予我们以种种的印象,而我们以这种种的印象依作品所暗示的一个方向复合而构成为一个完整的世界。这便是我们对于一种作品的理解。所谓美的对象便是我们这第二次所构成的空中楼阁。批评的精神不许我们只在这楼阁中盘桓欣赏,批评的精神要督率我们探讨这楼阁的构造和其所以美的来源,更希望我们生出一个有统一中心的自觉。 The possibility of literary criticism is based on our understanding of works of art. Artistic works give us all kinds of impressions by its forms, contents, materials and so on, and we form a complete world with this kind of impressions in one direction suggested by the works. This is our understanding of a work. The so-called object of beauty is the aerial pavilion that we form for the second time. The spirit of criticism does not allow us to indulge in this pavilion only. We should criticize the spirit of criticism for letting us explore the structure of this pavilion and the source of its beauty. We also hope that we will give birth to a conscience that has a united center.