文艺评论是一门艺术,又是一门科学——“揭示文学艺术作品的美和缺点的科学”(普希金《论批评》)。分析评价作品的优劣,衡量评定作品的思想、艺术价值,发掘和再创造美,是文艺评论的职能。文艺评论家有着与作家不同的独特的知识、智能结构。从某种意义上说:对于一个作家,丰富的社会知识比基础文化和专业知识更具有决定意义。文学史上也好、当代文学也好,一个屡见不鲜的现象是:一批颇有影响的作家并没有较高的学历。不平凡的经历与 Literary criticism is an art as well as a science - “science that reveals the beauty and shortcomings of literary and artistic works” (Pushkin’s critique of the theory). It is the function of literary criticism to analyze and evaluate the pros and cons of the work, measure the thought and artistic value of the work, and discover and re-create the beauty. Literary critics have different unique knowledge and intellectual structure from that of writers. In a sense, for a writer, rich social knowledge is more decisive than basic culture and professional knowledge. Literary history Ye Hao, contemporary literature Ye Hao, a common phenomenon is: a group of influential writers and no higher education. Unusual experience and