相似主题在不同语境下的多维度演绎——浅议《鲁滨逊漂流记》与《聊斋志异·夜叉国》之异同

Dimensional Analysis on the Homogametic Themes in Different Contexts:——The Similarities and Differences between Robinson Crusoe and Yaksha Kingdom of The Strange Tales from a Scholar's Studio

17-18世纪,《鲁滨逊漂流记》与《夜叉国》分别诞生于东西方文化不同的孕育土壤,在大致相同的纵向时间坐标上,都选取了相似的素材和主题铺展成文。这根植于人类不同文化在发展演进中思想成长的必然路径和逻辑,体现出不同区域、不同种族人类文化在发展轨迹上的高度相似性;在迥异的横向话语背景下,又分别演绎出东西方文化在时代精神、文化特质、信仰体系等领域摇曳多姿的取向差异。

During the 17 th to 18 th century, Robinson Crusoe and Yaksha Kingdom of The Strange Tales from a Scholar' s Studio, rooted in western and eastern culture respectively, written with homogeneous materials and themes. This homogeneity results from the inevitable paths and logics that thoughts of different cultures have followed during the process of evolution. It also shows the great similarity among the development course of mankind culture of different regions and races. However, there are still various disparities between western and eastern culture in terms of the spirit of the time, cultural peculiarity, and religious belief. Western individualism, humanism and outgoing collective consciousness have shaped the unique quality of RobinsonCrusoe, which is unlike the Yaksha Kingdom of The Strange Tales stemmed from the silent and Introverted oriental culture. These two literary works therefore, have displayed their own peculiarity in ethnic personality, religious belief, mode of thinking, and world cognition. They also become classic works in the comparative study of eastern and western culture, evidently projecting the literary prophecy about their strengths in the world cultural map.