网络文学是伴随电脑网络而生、随着网络社会的发展而发展、反映网络社会生态环境下人们的生活方式和思想情感的文学现象 ,它在表现方法、表现内容、创作方式和传播方式等诸方面与传统文学有显著的差异 ,显示出新的基本特征 ,这些特征与网络的存在机制密切相联。网络文学扩大了文学的领域 ,也是文学的新变迁 ,就其发展趋势而言 ,必将成为文学创作和传播的主要形式和样态。 Internet literature is a kind of literary phenomenon which is born with the computer network and develops with the development of internet society. It reflects the literary phenomenon of people’s life style and thoughts and emotions under the social environment of the Internet. It includes the methods of expression, contents, ways of creation and modes of communication There are significant differences with the traditional literature, showing new basic characteristics, which are closely linked with the existence mechanism of the network. Network literature has expanded the field of literature as well as the new changes of literature. As far as its development trend is concerned, it will surely become the main form and modality of literature creation and dissemination.