东方文学是世界文学不可或缺的组成部分，在世界文学发展史上占有重要地位，对世界文学的进步做出了巨大贡献。研究东方文学对研究整个世界文学具有重要意义。本书对东方文学研究中的若干重要理论问题，如东方文学的定义、意义、历史地位、基本特征、东方三大文化体系及其与文学的关系、我国东方文学研究史要等，进行了分析和归纳、探讨和论述。本书是一部文学理论著作，可供大学有关专业师生和社会有关人士阅读和参考。 绪论 建立东方文学学科的依据和从事东方文学研究的意义······························1第一章 东方文学的历史地位··················································································6第一节 古代东方地区是世界文学的摇篮······················································6第二节 中古东方文学光辉灿烂成绩卓著····················································14第三节 近代东方文学发展不够充分但却放射异彩····································24第四节 现代东方文学正在蓬勃发展前途无量············································33第二章 东方文学的基本特征················································································44第一节 历史悠久源远流长············································································44第二节 民族特色浓厚鲜明············································································47第三节 道路漫长迂回曲折············································································54第四节 民间文学繁荣兴旺············································································60第五节 宗教影响既广且深············································································68第三章 中国文化体系与东方文学········································································78第一节 中国文化体系的形成和特质····························································78第二节 中国文化体系对日本文学的影响····················································85第三节 中国文化体系对朝鲜文学的影响····················································94第四节 中国文化体系对越南文学的影响··················································100第三节 中国文化体系对东方其他国家文学的影响··································107第六节 中国文化体系对东方各国文学影响的比较研究··························115第七节 中国文化体系与东方其他两大文化体系的关系··························123第四章 印度文化体系与东方文学······································································134第一节 印度文化体系的形成和特质··························································134第二节 印度文化体系对南亚国家文学的影响··········································143第三节 印度文化体系对东南亚国家文学的影响······································153第四节 印度文化体系对东方其他国家文学的影响··································1672第五节 印度文化体系对东方各国文学影响的比较研究··························172第五章 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系与东方文学··················································179第一节 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系的形成和特质······································179第二节 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系对波斯文学的影响······························190第三节 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系对南亚国家文学的影响······················200第四节 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系对东方其他国家文学的影响··············208第五节 阿拉伯—伊斯兰文化体系对东方各国文学影响的比较研究······215第六章 东西方文学的交流和影响······································································220第一节 古代东西方文学的交流和影响······················································220第二节 中古东西方文学的交流和影响······················································228第三节 近现代东西方文学的交流和影响（上）··········································240第四节 近现代东西方文学的交流和影响（中）··········································246第五节 近现代东西方文学的交流和影响（下）··········································255第七章 我国东方文学研究史要··········································