Red classics' is produced under the specific historical circumstances of the Seventeen-year Literature. Its epic creatures make not only classics, but also shortcomings. Its fate, going up and down with the politics, is a representative phenomenon in modern literary history. This paper holds that literary criticism of classics should be based on some literary level. Analyzing the literary meaning in specific historical circumstances and making sure of the classics' historical status is what we should do. Any criticism made hastily is not feasible. Meanwhile, the author thinks that how to deal ...