“汤沈之争”是晚明戏曲文学研究中最为通行的一种叙述范型。本文对其优缺、得失作了全面评述 ,并指出 :彻底消解这一叙述范型的意义 ,既有赖于学界在史事考察方面取得共识 ,也亟待引入新的学术视角 “Tang Shen dispute” is the most popular narrative paradigm in the study of drama literature in the late Ming Dynasty. This article gives a comprehensive review of its advantages and disadvantages, its advantages and disadvantages, and points out that the significance of completely eliminating this paradigm depends not only on the consensus reached by the academic community in the historical investigation but also on the urgent need to introduce a new academic perspective