玛格丽特·劳伦斯和艾丽丝·门罗是当代加拿大文学的领军人物,两位女作家的创作多涉及女性问题,把准时代脉搏,切近加拿大现实乃其共性,但又各具特点,前者以长篇小说见长,后者以短篇小说著称。本文取她们各自的代表作为例,从环境营构、人物塑造、主题内涵、宗教立场等层面就其创作进行综合比较,就此概括出她们之于加拿大文学的伟大意义。 Margaret Lawrence and Alice Monroe are the leaders of contemporary Canadian literature. The two female writers are mostly involved in women’s issues. It is their commonality, but they all have their own characteristics. The former is based on The novel is famous, the latter is famous for short stories. Taking their respective representatives as an example, this article makes a comprehensive comparison of their creations from the aspects of environmental structure, characterization, theme connotation and religious standpoints, and summarizes their great significance to Canadian literature.