欧文·白璧德是美国新人文主义的代表人物,曾对20世纪初中国文化特别是学衡派产生深远影响。关于白璧德文学批评的思想核心与价值,学术界多年来评价各异。然而,对白璧德主要作品中的文学批评思想做一梳理,即可发现其文学批评的重点在于人文主义思想指导下对文学与人生关系的探讨,实质是对文学“伦理性”的解读与批评。把握这一点,不仅对白璧德文学批评的理解至关重要,还能启发我们更深刻地思考文学与人生的关系。 Irving Babbitt, a representative of the new humanism in the United States, had a profound influence on Chinese culture in the early 20th century, especially the Lean School. With regard to the core and value of Babbitt’s literary criticism, the academic circles have evaluated differently over the years. However, combing the literary criticisms in Babbitt’s major works, we can find that the focus of his literary criticism lies in the discussion of the relationship between literature and life under the guidance of humanism, in essence the interpretation of the literary “ethics” With criticism. To grasp this point is not only important for the understanding of Babbitt’s literary criticism, but also inspires us to think more deeply about the relationship between literature and life.