Abstract: The definition of the main body or subject of literary history can be started with the followings: first, an understanding of the double connotations of literary history; secondly, a cognition of its research characteristic of process; thirdly, based on the above characteristic, giving an elaboration of the features about the main body of literary history. In this way, instead of being covered by the only subject, the main body of literary history takes on the intersubjectivity.

Key words: the main body of the research for literary history, intersubjectivity, the main body of literary history