“文学”从来没有纯粹过。“文学研究”作为一门并不古老的学科更是与“文学”及其之外的社会与文化理论具有千丝万缕的联系,“文学研究向何处去”的问题也一直被以不同的方式回答着。根据著名德语文学专家胡伯特·兰高尔教授的观点,文学研究的未来将取决于如何有效地回应文学与消费社会、大众文化、现代性与后现代性理论以及实用主义的关系问题。兰高尔教授的经验主要来自德语世界,但对我们中国的文学研究也具有重要的参考价值。 “Literature ” has never been pure. As a non-ancient subject, Literary Studies is closely connected with social and cultural theories beyond literature and beyond. Where does literature research go? The question has always been answered in different ways. According to Professor Hubert Langer, a well-known German literature expert, the future of literary research will depend on how to respond effectively to the relationship between literature and consumer society, popular culture, modernity and postmodernity, and pragmatism. Professor Lan Gaor’s experience mainly comes from the German-speaking world, but it also has important reference value for our literature research in China.