1827年歌德首次提出了“世界文学”这一术语，继而马克思与恩格斯又再次使用了该术语，但时至今日，学界对“世界文学”的理解与阐述并未达成共识。一种理解是：世界文学就是各国文学的总和；另一种理解是：世界文学是指那些超越族界、超越时代、广为流传并具有普遍性价值的优 Goethe first proposed the term “world literature” in 1827, and Marx and Engels again used the term, but up to now no consensus has been reached on understanding and elaboration of “world literature.” An understanding is that world literature is the sum of all national literature; another is that world literature refers to those who transcend ethnic boundaries, transcend the times, are widely circulated and have universal values