“以圣人为师”文学理论体系的完全定型是有渐进之序的。具体来说,先秦是萌芽时期,两汉是酝酿时期,魏晋是形成时期,南朝是定型时期,其中《文心雕龙》的出现,标志着“以圣人为师”文学理论体系的正式形成。在《文心雕龙》一书中,刘勰建立了严密的“以圣人为师”的文学理论体系。从圣人方面来说,有圣人之心、圣人之情志、圣人的为文之术;从一般的作家方面来看,有一般作家的心、一般作家的情志、一般作家的为文之术。在古代,崇儒、尊经、崇孔是“以圣人为师”文学理论体系产生的前提和基础,同时,人类与生俱来的模仿思维也是其产生的一个重要因素。 “Sage as a teacher ” complete theoretical system of literary formation is a gradual order. Specifically, the pre-Qin period was the budding period, the Han and Han Dynasties were brewing period, the Wei and Jin Dynasties were formed period, the Southern Dynasty was the stereotyped period, and the appearance of “Wen Xin Diao Long” marked the official style of the literary theory system. form. In “Wen Xin Diao Long” one book, Liu Yong established a strict “Sage as a teacher” literary theory system. From the aspect of the saint, there is the art of the saint, the saint’s sentiment, and the art of the saint. From the general writer’s point of view, there are the general writer’s heart, the general writer’s emotion, the general writer’s art of writing . In ancient times, Chong Confucianism, respect Confucianism and Chong-kong were the preconditions and foundations of the literary theory system of “Sage-Teacher”, meanwhile, the innate imitative thinking of mankind was also an important factor.