本文主旨在于阐释美国文学经典建构与清教思想传统的关系,以多克托罗的小说《上帝之城》为例来评析美国当代文学经典建构与清教传统的关系,提出美国作家对社会现实的强烈批判意识构成了美国文学经典传承的核心特征之一,而《上帝之城》在很大程度上体现了这种鲜明的特征。 The purpose of this article is to explain the relationship between the classic American literary construction and the tradition of Puritan ideology. Using the case of Doctrine’s “city of God” as an example, this paper analyzes the relationship between the classic American literary construction and the tradition of Puritanism, The strong sense of criticism constitutes one of the core traits of American literary classics, and the “city of God” reflects to a large extent this distinctive feature.