韩国比较文学的概貌和现状——来自一位中国学者的观察

Comparative Literature in South Korea as Perceived by a Chinese Visiting Scholar

以往我国学界在观察他国比较文学研究现状时,更多地是将目光投向欧美国家,仿佛学术研究只有中西两极,季羡林批评这种研究是"知西而不知东"。中韩两国有着长久的历史渊源,而各自也在长期发展的过程中形成其独特、深邃、独立的学术研究风格。韩国比较文学是世界比较文学的重要组成部分,对其进行调查和研究可以规避以往研究的两极倾向,形成对世界比较文学更加客观、公正的认识。鉴于此,笔者在2016—2017年借赴韩交流之机,对韩国的比较文学概貌与现状进行了调查与研究。

Chinese scholars in the field of comparative literature used to focus on compara- tive studies between China and Western countries, neglecting the scholarship of other east- ern countries. Though such tendency had been criticized by Ji Xianlin, there is much to be done for Chinese scholars to become more familiar with other Eastern scholar＇s research. This paper provides a survey about the status quo of comparative literary studies in South Korea, which has unique characteristics and forms an important part of world literary studies.