美国文学虽然是世界上最年轻的文学,但经过18世纪的清教主义、启蒙主义,19世纪的浪漫主义、现实主义,20世纪的现代主义、后现代主义的发展,取得了丰硕成果,足以与其他文学比肩媲美。本文拟对美国文学思潮背景加以阐述剖析,从更为宏观的角度梳理探索美国文学的发展脉络,以期对今后美国文学的学习研究有所助益。 Although American literature is the youngest literature in the world, after 18th century Puritanism, Enlightenment, 19th century romanticism, realism, 20th century modernism and post-modernism, great achievements have been made Comparable with other literature. This article intends to elaborate the background of American literary trend and analyze the development context of American literature from a more macroscopic perspective in the hope of contributing to the study and study of American literature in the future.