“新历史主义”的出现 ,在英美学术界引起巨大震动 ,其影响迅速超越了学术界的范围 ,成为二次大战后西方思想界的一件大事情。为了认识这样一个文艺学派别 ,许多学者都作了积极的探索。不少人指出其理论根源的复杂性 ,但具体究竟“何根何源”,研究尚不够深入。本文寻新历史主义传统之根——旧历史主义 ,从二者文学理论品格之不同入手 ,并试图由此阐明新历史主义品格形成的多个理论源头。 The emergence of “New Historicism” caused great shock in the Anglo-American academia, whose influence quickly surpassed that of academia and became a major event in the western world after World War II. In order to understand such a school of literature and art, many scholars have made active explorations. Many people pointed out the complexity of its theoretical roots, but the specific research on the root causes of Hegen is not yet deep enough. This article seeks the root of the new historicist tradition - the old historicism, starting from the difference of literary theory and character of the two, trying to clarify the multiple sources of the formation of new historicism.