对于讲授英美文学史的高校英语教师来说,是否应在课堂中增设文学作品赏析这一环节一直是教学的分歧。有的教师认为文学史课程内容多、任务重,又受到课时的限制,所以强烈反对在原本紧凑的教学中加入文学作品赏析的内容。但有些教师则认为,文学的精髓在于文学作品,缺少文学作品的文学史课堂就会如死水一潭,毫无生气。为此,笔者认为文学史与文学作品并无主次之分,而是要将这两者用恰当的方式有机结合。 For college English teachers who teach the history of British and American literature, it is always a teaching disagreement whether or not to add literary works to the class. Some teachers think that the course of literature history has many contents, heavy tasks, and is limited by class hours. Therefore, they strongly oppose adding the appreciation of literary works to the original compact teaching. However, some teachers think that the essence of literature lies in literary works. Literary history classrooms lacking in literary works are like a pool of stagnant water and have no life. Therefore, I do not think the literary history and literary works have the primary or secondary points, but rather combine the two in an appropriate way.