For a long time, the theory of literary criticism in China has been difficult to vie with that in Western countries for lack of a system.

长期以来，中国文学批评理论缺乏体系，难以与西方文学批评理论相抗衡。

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The 19th century's collision and fusion of Eastern and Western cultures promoted the localization of the theory of literary criticism, critical theory in the West were shielded and suppression.

19世纪末出现的中西文化的碰撞与融汇促使中国的本土化文学批评理论被流派纷呈的西方批评理论所遮蔽与压抑。

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But in the meantime that may partly account for a certain delay in the emergence of theory and criticism given the long-standing richness of the literary tradition.

但同时这些分歧也部分解释了，为什么一些理论和批评很晚才出现，虽然这个文学传统一直很高产。

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That is to say, what we're taking up this week, is as much really the history of criticism as literary theory.

也就是说，我们这周要讲的，与其说是文学理论，不如说是文学评论的历史。

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All right. Now the question, "How does literary theory relate to the history of criticism?"

现在我们来思考这个问题：,“文学理论和评论的历史有什么联系？

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That makes the subject matter that we'll be discussing this week, as I say, as much a part of the history of criticism as it is of literary theory.

这样一来，我们这周的内容就变得至关重要了，就像我说过的那样，我们将学习到文学理论方面,乃至评论史上重要的一章。

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