摘要
本文首先聚焦汉弗莱·吉尔伯特爵士(Sir Humphrey Gilbert)的著作《论通向中国的新通道的发现》(1576)中的中国形象,文中还会提及1576年以前展现了中国形象的其他文本。其次,笔者将考察这些文本中提及的中国形象如何激发弗罗比舍(Sir Martin Frobisher,约1535或1539—1594)和戴维斯(John Davis,约1550—1605)进行了几次失败的探险航行,试图探寻通向中国的西北通道。本文从形象学的角度说明,形象不仅是文本中的真实存在,也可以是引发特定行动的因素之一。
This paper will first focus on the image of China in the text A discourse of a discoverie for a new passage to Cataia[Cathay](1576)by Sir Humphrey Gilbert(1539-1583).Reference will also be made to other pre-1576 English texts presenting images of China.Next will be examined how these images of China led to the unsuccessful voyages of Sir Martin Frobisher(c.1535 or 15391594)and John Davis(c.1550-1605)to discover a Northwest Passage to China.In terms of Imagology,this study will argue that an image not only has a textual reality but can also be a factor in engendering specific actions.
出处
《中世纪与文艺复兴研究》
2019年第1期152-169,共18页
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
