西方现实主义文学在经历了19世纪的黄金时代后失去了独尊地位,但作家们坚持继承与创新并举,不断给这股传统的文学思潮注入新活力,使它在世界文学多元化格局中保持生命力。文章从主题、描写重点、人物塑造、艺术手法四方面,探索20世纪西方现实主义文学新特点。 Western realist literature lost its dominance after going through the golden age of the 19th century. However, the writers insist on both inheritance and innovation and continue to inject new vitality into this traditional literary trend and maintain it in the pluralistic pattern of world literature vitality. The article explores the new characteristics of 20th century Western realism literature from the four aspects of theme, description of key points, characterization and artistic technique.