楚图南与艾思奇同是云南籍的文化学者、政治活动家,他们对抗战文艺及其作用发表过不少重要言论和指导意见,具体体现在对文艺作为抗战力量的重视、对文艺形式的运用、对鲁迅及其精神的认识等方面。两人有着文学家型的政治活动家和哲学家型的政治活动家在思维视野、理性思辨能力以及党派性上的差异,更有近现代以来云南知识分子、文化人士所特有的朴素、务实和识大体、顾大局的观念,无愧于近现代以来云南人的优秀代表。其抗战文艺思想对今天的文艺工作也有一定的指导作用。
Both Yunnan- born scholars and politic activists,Chu Tunan and Ai Siqi made a number of important remarks about literature and art about the war against Japanese aggression( 1931- 1945),especially on topics of importance of art and literature for the resistance forces,use of different art and literary forms,understanding of Lu Xun and his spirit,etc. Although these two political activists differed from one another in terms of vision,rational perception and party orientation as one of them came from the circles of literature and the other from those of philosophy,they both had the simplicity,practical style and understanding of the overall situation typical of Yunnan scholars and could thus be both regarded as outstanding representatives of the modern people of Yunnan and both their ideas on literature originating from those war- time days still have guiding value today.