林语堂与比较文学——基于林语堂的影响研究和平行研究

On Lin Yutang and His Comparative Literature Research——Based on Lin Yutang's Influence Study and Parallel Study

自小接受西学教育及影响的林语堂,在各种言论、著述中进行大量的比较文学研究。他综合运用影响研究、平行研究等方法展开文学研究工作,在时间上进行历时性、共时性的全面深入论述,在空间上进行横向的平行比较和纵向的历史影响研究。认为其对中国比较文学的兴起和发展所起的传承作用不容忽视,这与他深厚的语言学造诣、国学积累和对欧美科学研究方法的掌握关系密切。

Lin Yutang, who begins to receive Western education and is also tremendously influenced by it, does a great number of comparative literature researches in his various remarks and articles; and he deeply discusses Sino-Western literature relationship diachronically and synchronically by comprehend- sively combining the influence study and parallel study. His achievements in Sino-Western comparative literature research are so enlightening for later researchers that his transitional role in the first rise of Chinese comparative literature should not be neglected. And this is closely connected with his profound knowledge about linguistics and sinology and his excellent mastery of overseas scientific research methods.