艾田蒲“不变量”理论的历史意义和当下启示

Theoretical Discourses on Invariant by Étiemble:A Historical Perspective and Its Contemporary Implication

在艾田蒲的比较文学实践和理论探索中,“不变量”(invariant)是重要的关键词,西方学界围绕该词的构想、论述和研究,生成了不同的批评话语。在当下比较文学研究注重“差异性”比较的新历史语境中,重新审视艾田蒲关于“不变量”的思考、梳理相关话语构建,有助于我们进一步厘清中西比较文学研究中关于“异”与“同”、“普遍性”与“差异性”的辩证关系。

The term“invariant”stands as a key concept inÉtiemble's theoretical account of comparative literature.With its conceptual meaning being constantly developed,the term also functions effectively as a discourse unit in literary criticism of various genres in the west.It is acknowledged that at present a growing interest is paid to the issue of diversity in comparative literature studies.Against this backdrop,revisiting the thoughts built on the concept“invariant”and examining their development could be an elevating experience.It implies the approach of differences-similarities dialectic and could help to put the relations between diversity and universality into perspective in the field of comparative literature.