撰写《台湾文学史》，在台湾被称为“一项何等迷人却又何等危险的任务”（杨宗翰《文学史的未来 /未来的文学史？》，台北，《文讯》 2001年 1月号）。这里讲的“迷人”，是因为至今还未出现过一本严格意义的《台湾文学史》，要是有谁写出来了，就可落得一顶“开创者、奠基者 Writing “History of Taiwanese Literature” in Taiwan is called “What a fascinating but dangerous task?” (Yang Zonghan’s “The Future of Literary History / Literary History ?,” Taipei, “Wen Xun”, January 2001 ). The “charming” here is because there has not yet been a strictly meaningful “history of Taiwan’s literature.” If anyone writes it down, it will be a "pioneer and founder