“五月花号”拉开了英国和美国关系的序幕,两个在文明史上占据着重要地位的国家在政治、经济、文化等各方面都保持着紧密的联系。两国不同的道路导致了其文学创作不同的风貌和特色,本文探讨了英美两国文学的发展之路,以及两种不同的文化对其文学评论的影响,这有利于我们深入地了解文化差异对文学评论影响的重要性。 The Mayflower opened the prelude to the relations between the United Kingdom and the United States. The two countries that occupy an important position in the history of civilization maintained close ties in politics, economy and culture. The different paths of the two countries led to different styles and characteristics of their literary creations. This article explores the development of the Anglo-American literature and the impact of the two different cultures on their literary criticism, which helps us understand the cultural differences The importance of literary criticism.