本文為本學院臺灣文化研究計畫之研究成果，該計畫旨在整合臺灣文化各領域之研究，並將成果編寫為教材，經由授課而使大學生深入認識臺灣文化之內涵，故內容必須兼顧學術性與介紹性。 本文先討論「鄉土文學」之內涵，並概述其發展，以下再分三節分別述論鄉土文學三大作家陳映真、黃春明以及王禎和之創作及作品，最後於結語中對三位作家之文學成就予以比較性之評價。

This article is part of the sub-project report on Taiwanese Literature and Taiwanese Culture. This article firstly discusses the connotation of “Native Soil Literature,” and takes a bird's eye view on its development. Secondly, it reviews the works of the three most important writers of Taiwanese native soil literature: Chen Ying-chen, Huang Chunming, and Wang Chen-ho, Finally, it compares the literary achievements of these three writers.