试论中、美文化之缘

On the Relationship between the Chinese & American Culture

比较文学研究也可以是比较文化的研究。通过中国文学与美国文学的比较研究可以发现中国与美国在基本文化品格方面的诸多相似之处:从民族优越感、超验主义、实践理性、批判精神到生活与文学中的幽默风格等。尽管如此,美国文化对中国文化的影响显然要大于中国文化对美国文化的影响,两国的命运也迥然不同。这种文化的相似与命运的不同,值得深入研究。

Comparative literature study can be also considered as comparative culture study. In this view, we can find that there＇s much similarity between the basic cultural characteristics of China and America： from the natinal sense of superiority, transcendentalism, practical reason, critical view as well as humorous manner in daily life and literature. But the influence of American culture over Chinese culture is obviously powerful than that of Chinese culture over American culture, and the destiny of the both nations is also quite different from each other, which deserves more attention.