一直以来,我国对英语文学的研究往往围绕着英美两国,而对其他非主流英语国家,如加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、爱尔兰、南非、尼日利亚、印度及加勒比地区的文学作品及文化问题关注较少。实际上,这些国家和地区的英语文学并不像人们惯常认为的那样逊色,它们其实非常值得研究,对文学文化发展有着重要的参照和启示意义。自从莫言获得2012年诺贝尔文学奖以来,许多学者都在思考:莫言 All along, the study of English literature in our country has always centered on the United States and Britain, while less attention has been paid to literary works and cultural issues in other non-mainstream English-speaking countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Nigeria, and India and the Caribbean . In fact, the English literature in these countries and regions is not as inferior as people usually think. They are really worth studying and have important reference and inspiration to the development of literature and culture. Since Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, many scholars are thinking: Mo Yan