刘易斯是20世纪初美国杰出的现实主义作家,是美国第一位荣获诺贝尔文学奖的大师,果戈里是19世纪俄国现实主义的代表人物,其二人虽时代不同,但是都在现实主义文学领域有诸多建树。二人都曾以“大街”为主题创作出了经典的作品,然而虽是相同的主题,但是所观照的内涵以及传达的思想动态却大为不同。本文将从不同的角度入手,来分析比较以“乡村”为切入点的《大街》与以“城市”为切入点的《涅瓦大街》之间的差异。 Lewis was an outstanding American realistic writer in the early 20th century and the first master in the United States to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Gogol was a representative of Russian realism in the 19th century. Although the two were different in age, they were both realists There are many achievements in the field of literature. Both of them have created classic works on the theme of “Main Street ”. However, although they are the same theme, their connotations and the trends of thoughts they communicate are quite different. This article will start from different angles to analyze and compare the differences between “Main Street” which starts with “Country” and “Nevsky Street” which starts with “City”.