另一种声音:维柯、巴雷蒂对“中国神话”的解构

Other Voices:Vico and Baretti's Decoding of China Myth

在18世纪欧洲波澜壮阔的"中国热"浪潮中,我们也听到了试图解构耶稣会士笔下"中国神话"的另一种声音,意大利作家维柯和巴雷蒂最具代表性。维柯对中国文化的批评是他经过深思熟虑的结果,体现出一个哲学家独立反思后的收获,而巴雷蒂对中国文化的指责则是其情绪冲动的产物,在他们身上较早呈现出欧洲人对中国态度的转变。

There were other voices in the magnificent upsurge of Sinomania in Europe in the 18th century, trying to decode the China Myth created in the writings of Jesuits. The two Italian writers Giambattista Vico and Giuseppe Baretti were two most representative figures. Vico＇s criti cism of Chinese culture was a product of his profound thinking, which reflected a philosopher＇s independent retrospect, whilst Baretti＇s censure was rooted in his impulsive mood. The early change of the Europeans＇ attitude towards Chinese culture could be witnessed in these two writers＇ ideas.