凝视作为一个复杂的哲学概念,经历了一个相当长的发展过程,在这个过程中,很多哲学家对凝视理论进行了补充阐释和完善,使得凝视理论日趋完善。并被广泛地应用于医学、影视、文化等各个领域。将凝视理论应用于文学作品的研究,对于我们从新的角度鉴赏文学作品,解读作品中的人物形象、主客体关系、社会意义各研究方面等都有着非常重要的意义。在英国的文学史上,有很多经典的作品,每部作品都离不开一个共同的主题,即“人”。包括半人半神式的英雄人物,出身于贵族的悲剧英雄,出身于平民的善良绅士,美丽善良而又敢于挣脱现实种种羁绊的女性……不同身份的人物形象正显示出了英国经典文学作品中主题的变迁。本文主要从凝视的角度,以英国文学发展阶段为据点,结合具体的英国经典文学作品,分析其主题变迁。 Staring as a complex philosophical concept has undergone a rather long process of development. In this process, many philosophers have supplemented and improved gaze theory, making gaze theory increasingly perfect. And is widely used in medicine, film, culture and other fields. The application of gaze theory to the study of literary works is very important for us to appreciate literary works from a new perspective, to interpret the characters in the works, the relationship between the subject and the object and the social significance. In the history of British literature, there are many classic works, each of which can not be separated from a common theme, namely “people.” Including half-demigod heroes, tragedy heroes born in aristocrats, good gentlemen born of civilians, beautiful and kind-hearted women who dare to break free from the reality ... The characters of different identities are showing the British classics The theme of change. This article mainly from the staring point of view, the stage of development of British literature as a base, combined with the specific British classic literature, analysis of the theme changes.