大洋洲文学,大致可分为两个方面:一是澳大利亚和新西兰文学,二是斐济、巴布亚新几内亚等国的南太平洋英语文学。众所周知,澳大利亚和新西兰两国原都是英国的殖民地,所以两国文学一开始就深受英国文学的影响,这就是两国文学史上的殖民时期文学。 19世纪末20世纪初,澳大利亚民族主义运动趋于高涨,悉尼的《公报》杂志为推动民族文学的发展,特辟“红页”专栏,以刊登 Oceania literature can be broadly divided into two aspects: one is Australian and New Zealand literature, and the other is South Pacific English literature in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. As we all know, both Australia and New Zealand were originally British colonies. Therefore, the two countries’ literature was deeply influenced by British literature from the outset. This is the colonial literature in the literary history of the two countries. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the nationalist movement in Australia tended to rise. Sydney’s “Gazette” magazine published a special column entitled “Red Pages” in order to promote the development of national literature.