异国情调是英国文学的重要特征,其对英国文学作品的创作手法、思想以及主题等均产生了巨大的影响。东方文化是一直以来都是英国文学异国情调素材的重要来源,在西方文化中,东方形象以及东方主义基本上成为了异国情调的重要代表。本文就英国文学的异国情调和东方形象研究的有关内容进行了简要的探讨。 Exoticism is an important feature of British literature, which has a tremendous impact on the creative techniques, ideas and themes of English literature. Oriental culture has always been an important source of exotic material for British literature. In the Western culture, the oriental image and Orientalism have basically become the important representatives of the exotic countries. This article briefly discusses the exoticism of British literature and the research on Oriental image.