At the beginning of 20th century, Yao Yongpu who is the important person of the school of Tongcheng taught The Way of The Study of Literature in Beijing University, and published his lecture.

• 摘要20世纪初，桐城派晚期代表人物姚永朴在北京大学开设了“文学研究法”这一课程，并将讲稿刊行出版，这可以说是中国现代“文学理论”课程最早的雏形。