本文对美国 1 9世纪文学中“自我发现 ,自我超越主题”进行研究 ,探讨这一主题的内涵、产生的背景、体现的“美国精神” ,以及对后世美国文学的影响 This paper studies the theme of “self-discovery and self-transcendence” in the literature of the 19th century in the United States, and explores the connotation, background and the “American spirit” of the theme as well as its impact on later American literature