《管子》“西游记”——赵自强和庞德《诗章》中的《管子》

Zhao Ziqiang and Ezra Pound's Use of The Book of Guanzi in The Cantos

庞德素以美国的儒家诗人著称,但其晚年创作的《诗章》第106章却频频引用法家经典《管子》。庞德怎么会对《管子》发生兴趣?他的材料从何而来?他从孔子转向管子的意义何在?《管子》又如何成为现代派文学经典的有机组成?通过挖掘史料,我们发现引导庞德关注《管子》的关键人物是旅美中国学者赵自强。本文试图兼顾人本和文本,从文化研究的视角探讨第106诗章中《管子》与德墨忒耳神话交相辉映所生发的内涵,以期提炼出该诗章表达的审美化的政治主题。

This essay explores Ezra Pound＇s use of The Book of Guanzi in The Cantos. Consulting rare and unpublished materials, it traces how Chinese scholar Zhao Ziqiang brought Pound＇s attention to Guanzi and helped him to an insight into the connection be- tween Confucianism and Guanzi. Guanzi＇s ideas about a grain-based economy and state- controlled currency agreed with Pound＇s beliefs. Mixing Guanzi into Canto CVI, Pound implies an ideal form of government, which he then tints in mysterious and esthetical colors with Eleusinian mythology.