文学史的兴起,从全世界的历史上说来,都是一种相对晚近的发展现象。但是将文学发展视作历史的意识,在中国传统中,可以追溯到很早的年代。在古代中国,正如在古代埃及和苏美尔文明中一样,我们今天认作文学的作品,长久以来却并非如此,而且难以同其他形 The rise of literary history, from the history of the world, is a relatively recent phenomenon of development. However, the awareness of literary development as history, in Chinese tradition, dates back to an early age. In ancient China, as we did in the ancient Egyptian and Sumerian cultures, what we recognize today as literary works has not been the case for a long time, and it is difficult to reconcile with other forms