Abstract: Since the 20th century， a series of arguments on terminations have emerged in the field of literary studies， such as “the death of the author” “the death of literature” and “after theory”， which reflect both the anxiety about the survival of literature and the response to the real situation of literary theory and the paradigm shift as well. Through literature review and conceptual definition， the article aims to rethink the term of “literariness” in the posttheoretical era in order to explore possible ways to defend the status of literature and broaden the discourse of literary theory.

Key words: posttheory era; literariness; survival of literature; expansion of literary theory

摘要： 20世纪以来文学研究领域出现一系列终结性论点，如“作者之死”“文学之死”“理论之后”等，这既反映随着时代的变迁，人们对文学生存空间的焦虑，又体现对文学理论现实境遇与范式转换问题的回应。通过文献梳理及概念界定，有望重新认识“后理论”时代的“文学性”问题，进而探寻捍卫文学地位以及构建文学理论话语空间的可能路径。

关键词: “后理论”时代；文学性；文学生存；理论拓展