This paper explores universalism, aesthetics and utopia as three important aspects in Northrop Frye’s “Literary Archetype” theory and their relations with Marxist literary theory. It analyzes the similar theories of three modern western Marxist theoreticians (Jameson, Lentriccha and Eagleton) and their interpretations of Frye’s theory. The paper also presents problems and significance of the three aspects in the history of Chinese modern culture. The author thinks that the sociological analysis on the theories and practices of Frye’s and others will help to understand the correlative correspondence between cultural trends and modernity experience This paper explores universalism, aesthetics and utopia as three important aspects in Northrop Frye’s “Literary Archetype” theory and their relations with Marxist literary theory. It analyzes the similar theories of three modern western Marxist theoreticians (Jameson, Lentriccha and Eagleton) and their interpretations of Frye’s theory. The paper also presents problems and significance of the three aspects in the history of Chinese modern culture. The author thinks that the sociological analysis on the theories and practices of Frye’s and others will help to understand the correlative correspondence between cultural trends. and modernity experience