《好逑传》在18世纪法国的传播与接受

The Dissemination and Acceptance of Hau-Kiou-Choaan in France in the 18th Century

作为第一部译为西方文字并得以出版的中国古典小说,《好逑传》在西方文人中产生过不容忽视的影响,在中西文学文化交流中亦占有重要地位。这部小说于1761年被译为英文,五年后转译为法文在法国里昂出版,它在法国的传播以旧制度时期的文学期刊为主要媒介。这些刊物对《好逑传》的介绍、摘录、解读以及评价虽各有不同,但却集中体现出18世纪法国文人对中国古典小说美学价值的批判,知识价值的认可,以及道德价值的忽略。

As the first Chinese novel translated into Western languages,Hau-Kiou-Choaan exerts a significant influence on western literati and plays an important role in the study of Sino-Western literary and cultural exchanges.This classic novel was translated into English in 1761 and five years later into French and published in Lyon,France.The dissemination of Hau-Kiou-Choaan in France was mainly based on the literary journals of the Ancien Régime.Although the introductions,extracts,interpretations,and evaluations of Hau-KiouChoaan are different,they embody the criticism of the aesthetic values of Chinese classical novels,the recognition of intellectual values,and the neglect of moral values of Chinese classical novels in the 18th century.