作为“中介”的日本

Japan As the Intermediary

在20世纪的现代中国学界译介和接受西方文学思潮和文艺理论的历史过程中,日本起的是值得重视的中介作用。中国文坛通过厨川白村对弗洛伊德和象征主义的接受,构成的即是透视这种"中介性"的典型案例。到了20世纪30年代,中国出版界更是大量翻译了日本学者的文艺理论著述。其中宫岛新三郎的《欧洲最近文艺思潮》以及升曙梦的《俄国现代思潮及文学》作为中国学界认识西方文艺思潮的中介环节,具有一定的代表性。而日本对西洋文学不仅仅是生吞活剥的摄取,同时也有个"完全消化生长成立"的过程,也启发中国学界在把现代日本视为"中介"的同时,思考日本作为"方法"的意义。

In the historical process of modem Chinese scholars＇ translation and reception of western literary thought and literary theory in the 20th century, Japan has played an important intermediary role. The reception of Freud and the symbolism by the Chinese literary circles through Kuriyagawa Hakuson is a typical case of this ＂intermediary＂. In the 1930s, the Chinese publishing industry translated more Japanese scholars＇ writings of literary theory. Among them, the European Recent Literary Trends by Shinzaburo Miyajima, as well as the Russian Modem Thought and Literature by Noboshiyo Mu, as the intermediaries for Chinese literary circles to understand Western literary thought, are two typical cases. Japan＇s reception of western literature is not a process of swallowing, but a ＂complete digestion and growth＂ process. In this way, Japan is not just an ＂intermediary＂, but also a ＂method＂.