王瑶(1914-1989),山西平遥人。1946年毕业于清华大学研究院中国文学所。曾任清华大学副教授。建国后,历任北京大学教授、中国现代文学研究会第一至第三届会长。专于汉魏六朝文学及中国现代文学,著有《中国新文学史稿》《中古文学史论》、《鲁迅作品论集》。 Wang Yao (1914-1989), Shanxi Pingyao people. In 1946 graduated from Tsinghua University Institute of Chinese Literature. Former Tsinghua University associate professor. After the founding of the PRC, he served successively as a professor at Peking University and first- and third-term president of the Chinese Modern Literature Research Association. Specialized in Han Wei and Six Dynasties literature and Chinese modern literature, author of “History of New Chinese Literature”, “history of medieval literature”, “Lu Xun’s work theory.”