本文要比较的是这样两种文艺理论:一是俄国形式主义,一是中国的戏曲美学及其渊源古典文论。前者是二十世纪西方现代文艺理论的“先锋”,后者则是典型的东方古典形态。舍弃二者的相异,求取二者的相同,是否能得出有意义的结论呢?答案是肯定的。因为人类毕竟是一个文化共同体,各民族之间,有着深刻的内在的精神联系。正因为俄国形式主义和中国古典美学在时间、空间上的差异而被人忽略了其共同点,本文寻找共同点的研究才更具有意义。如果比较文学仅仅限于来源和影响、原因和结果的研究,按韦勒克讥笑的说法,不过是一 This thesis compares two kinds of theories of literature and art: one is Russian formalism; the other is Chinese opera aesthetics and its origin classical literary theory. The former is the “vanguard” of Western modern literary theory in the twentieth century, while the latter is a typical oriental classical form. Give up the difference between the two, to obtain the same two, whether it can come to meaningful conclusions? The answer is yes. Because, after all, mankind is a cultural community, and there is a profound internal spiritual connection among all ethnic groups. Just because Russian formalism and Chinese classical aesthetics have been neglected by the differences in time and space have their common denominator, it is more meaningful to study common ground in this article. If comparative literature is confined to sources and influences, the study of causes and consequences, according to Welch’s ridicule, is only one