Abstract:  Ilai Rowner is the representative of recent theory of event in the East. In 2015，from a unique perspective，he actively sublated the various aspects of event，especially Deleuze’s theory of event. Focusing on key concepts such as corporeality，language，and virtualization，he regarded event as the tension between vitality and expression. He further used language to define this tension in depth， elicited the deep causes and specific principles of the event，and constructed a rather positive theory of literary event. In critically absor-
bing the frontier thought results of the event，revealing the literary essence of the event，and gathering relevant research clues，he provided motivation for our academic circles to learn from，and left questions worthy of further investigation.

Key words: Ilai Rowner, literary event, linguistic approach, corporeality, virtual