The compilation of university textbooks often marks the establishment of a new knowledge production system and discipline model, as well as the beginning of an innovation and a new order. As a special mode of knowledge production, the textbook of literary theory is not only a concrete carrier of theoretical knowledge but bears the social function of spreading knowledge. There are differences between literary-theory textbooks and academic works in terms of knowledge production and narration, which determines the particularity of literary-theory textbooks in the process of knowledge production. Since the 20^th century, the knowledge production of literature-theory textbooks has undergone different stages. The change of knowledge production concept and research mode in the post-modern context has brought about new features of knowledge production of literature-theory textbooks. Accordingly, the reflection on the status quo of the knowledge production via literary-theory textbooks is also a reflection on the new problems emerging in the current research of literary theory.