以三袁为代表的公安派文论，从识时通变的文学史观出发，以独抒性灵的创作论为核心，以求趣入淡为审美批评标准，相当系统地构建了与“文必秦汉、诗必盛唐”的复古派文论截然对立的、以力求新变为鲜明特色的文学理论。尽管公安文论的新变主张在某些方面存在着片面、偏激的弱点，但它大胆地要求文学抒发个人的情感，表现一己之真我。这些要求和做法实际上已经突破了长期以来统治诗文创作的文统道统，使中国古代传统的诗文第一次孕育出近代的意味，从而具有文学史上的积极意义 The Public Order Literature Theory represented by Three Yuan, proceeding from the literary history concept of knowledge change, with the creation theory of soloing spirit as its core, Will be the Qin and Han Dynasties, poetry will Sheng Tang, "the retro school of literary theory diametrically opposed to strive to become a distinctive distinctive literary theory. Although there are some aspects of the new changes in public security literary theory, there is a one-sided and extreme weakness. However, it boldly demands that literature express individual feelings and express one’s true self. These requirements and practices have actually broken through the tradition of culture and tradition that ruled the creation of poetry and prose for a long time, so that the ancient Chinese traditional poetry and nurture gave birth to the modern meanings for the first time and thus has the positive significance in the history of literature