试论比较文学的开放性特征

On the Opening Nature of Comparative Literature

比较文学作为一门学科,在其百年的发展历程中不断遇到种种挑战,似乎总是处在危机之中。而比较文学本身固有的开放性特征赋予了这门学科广阔的发展空间,使得比较文学能够把每次的危机转化为自身发展的新契机,从而保持着自己作为一门学科旺盛的生命力。

Since its beginning, comparative literature has always been in crisis in many scholars＇ eyes. Its opening nature makes comparative literature well prepared for various challenges and able to turn every crisis into a new opportunity, which paves the way for its further development as a promising discipline.