有着五千年文明的华夏民族,有着多不胜数的文学作品,美学形态也多种多样,而“凄怨美”则尤其引人注目。许多古代文学作品之所以能够打动人心,引发读者的情感共鸣,都是源于这种凄怨美,因此,若要全面研究我国古代文学作品及其理论体系,就必须深入思考其中的凄怨美。本文首先从感伤自我身世的凄怨美、感叹生命世事的凄怨美等方面,探究了古代文学作品中的凄怨美,又进一步分析了凄怨美的形成原因,即对 Huaxia ethnic group, with 5,000 years of civilization, has numerous literary works and varied forms of aesthetics. In particular, the “sad and bitter beauty” is especially noticeable. Many ancient literary works have been able to impress people and lead readers to resonate emotionally. All of these originate from this kind of mournful and resentful beauty. Therefore, if we want to comprehensively study ancient Chinese literary works and their theoretical systems, . This article firstly explores the sad and bitter beauty in ancient literary works from the sad and complacent beauty which sentimentalized one’s own life and laments the bitterness and grudge beauty of life events,