Abstract:  In the academic circles of the classical literature,it was a very long course that the general literary idea was replaced by the pure literary idea.At the beginning of the twentieth century,along with the “Eastward Spread of Western Culture”,the conflict between the general literary idea and the pure literary idea became more and more obvious day by day;before and after the "May Fourth" period,the general literary idea was confronted with the most violent impact than ever before.Meanwhile,the pure literary idea initially attained the authoritative status in the academic circles,with a characteristic of "combining both the old and the new".From the initial stage of the twentieth century,especially in the 30's,the pure literary idea was approved by the academic circles and produceded far-reaching and resounding influence on the research of the Chinese ancient literature.

Key words:  , the twentieth century, the general literary idea, the pure literary idea