自孟子提出“知人论世”这一文学阐释的重要思想后,即成为文学研究的优良传统,“知人论世”方法是中国古典文学研究中的基础方法,影响深远,有着非常重要的作用。它在中国古典文学研究、中国古典文献学研究、中国古典文论研究中的运用一直延用至今。 Since Mencius put forward the important idea of ​​literary interpretation “knowing people and discussing mankind”, it has become the fine tradition of literary studies. The method of “knowing people and discussing man’s world” is the basic method in the study of Chinese classical literature, with far-reaching influence and extraordinary Important role. It has been used till now in the study of Chinese classical literature, Chinese classical philology and Chinese classical literary theory.