亨利·劳森是澳大利亚现实主义文学的鼻祖。作为澳大利亚19世纪伟大的现实主义小说家和诗人,劳森传统为一代优秀的澳大利亚作家继承和发扬,推动着澳大利亚民族文学的发展。他不仅是澳洲本土文化的创始人之一,也是澳大利亚民族文学的奠基人之一。对其作品的研究,有利于我们理解澳大利亚的本土文化和民族精神,也助于我们更好的认识澳大利亚文学的发展。 Henry Lawson is the founder of Australian realism literature. As Australia’s great realistic novelist and poet in the 19th century, Lawson inherits and develops a generation of outstanding Australian writers and promotes the development of Australian national literature. He is not only one of the founders of Australian native culture but also one of the founders of Australian national literature. The study of his works helps us to understand Australia’s native culture and national spirit as well as help us better understand the development of Australian literature.