当前 ,世界文化格局发生普遍变化 ,世界的距离越来越小 ,文学现象已经成为世界性的文化现象。东西方文化的撞击与冲突日渐激烈 ,解剖文学与文化现象的良好途径是进行中西文论的比较 ,它可以帮助人们认识世界总体文学乃至人类文化的基本规律。从传统的文论模式入手 ,有助于认识中西文论各自的民族特点及其独具的理论价值。同时 ,立足于现代科学的高度去评判东西方文化在两种不同文化体系中的传统模式和历史逆转 ,并针对二者关于文艺社会功能的不同侧重 ,进一步认清中西文论在理论形态上的区别及原因。从而 ,为在宏观上把握中西文化 (文学 )之异同 ,提供了深层次的理论根据 At present, the universal changes have taken place in the pattern of world culture, the world is getting smaller and smaller, and the phenomenon of literature has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon. The collision and conflict between East and West cultures are becoming increasingly fierce. A good way to dissect literature and cultural phenomena is to compare Chinese and Western literary theories. It can help people understand the basic laws of the world’s general literature and even human culture. Starting from the traditional model of literary theory helps to understand the respective national characteristics of Chinese and Western literary theory and its unique theoretical value. At the same time, based on the height of modern science, we can judge the traditional patterns and historical reversals of Eastern and Western cultures in two different cultural systems. In the light of their different focuses on literary and social functions, Differences and causes. Thus, it provides a deep theoretical basis for grasping the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western cultures (literatures) on a macroscopic level