Abstract: Influenced by Kant,Schiller's aesthetic thinking,modern Chinese literary theorists represented by Wang Guowei,Lu Xun and Zhu Guangqian produced a strong interest on the doctrine of "art originated in the game".They used this doctrine to clarify and understand the nature of literature,or used it to analysis and intepret the literary phenomenon,which has greatly enriched and expanded the theoretical perspective of modern literary theory.Modern literary theorists' statement and play has important theoretical significance and value.