Abstract: As a literary phenomenon in a definite time, “the seventeen years’ poetry” undoubtedly had a close relationship with“politics”.However,the relationship should not be superficially dealt with whether in research or in literary history. Starting from the viewpoint of the theory of political caltare, the present paper analyses its 4 main aspects with the parpose of finding the questions through historical retrospection.

Key words: “the seventeen years’ poetry”, the political culture, literary history