英美文学课是英语专业的一门主干必修课,是人文素质教育的重要组成部分。文章就英美文学史上人文精神的内涵及其所体现的人文主义精神进行了分析探讨,使学生能够更深层次地理解和领悟英美文学史中所体现出来的人生观,自然观,从而提升和丰富广大学生的精神境界。 English and American literature class is a key compulsory course for English majors and is an important part of humane quality education. The article analyzes and discusses the connotation of the humanistic spirit in the history of British and American literature and the humanism embodied by it so that students can understand and comprehend the outlook on life and nature embodied in the history of British and American literature in a deeper level so as to enhance and enrich the vast Student’s spiritual realm.