相比唐宋以前而言,清代文学研究整体上明显存在几个问题:一是基本史料整理的薄弱,工具书编纂的滞后,二是作家研究范围较窄,三是有关文学现象、事件和文学史阶段的研究较为缺乏,四是对清代诗文创作和文学理论的价值评估缺乏适当的尺度和有历史感的判断,五是对文学家多样才能和不同文学体裁创作间的交叉和比较研究还很少触及。清代文学创作异于前代的最大特点就是作者数量庞大,身份多样,地域分布广泛,文学体裁齐全,作品数量浩繁。下一步的工作应该考虑基本史料的深度整理,包括基本作品的深度整理;专题文献辑录、编纂;研究资料的辑录、汇编;各类专题索引的编制等。以文人传记研究为切入点,将较大地促进清代文学研究,整体提高清代文学研究的水平。 Compared with before the Tang and Song dynasties, there were obviously several problems in the study of literature in the Qing Dynasty as a whole: one was the weakness of finishing the basic historical materials and the laggardness of the compilation of the reference books; the other was the narrower scope of the writer’s study; Fourth, there is a lack of research on the stage of literary history. Fourth, the value assessment of the literary and literary creation and literary theory in the Qing Dynasty lacks the proper scale and judgment of historical sense. Fifthly, it compares and analyzes the diverse talents of literary genres and the creation of different literary genres. Research is seldom touched. The most prominent feature of the literary creation of the Qing Dynasty from the previous generation is the large number of authors, diverse identities, extensive geographical distribution, complete literary genres, and large quantities of works. The next step should be to consider the depth of the basic historical materials, including the depth of the basic works; special literature, editing, compilation of research materials, compilation, the preparation of various topics index. Starting from the research of literati biographies, it will greatly promote the study of literature in the Qing Dynasty and raise the overall level of literary studies in the Qing Dynasty.