East Asian Sinographic Literature Towards Global Literatures:An Investigation Based on the Sinographic Travel Records of China During the Late Tokugawa Shōgunate and Meiji Period
It has been nearly 200 years since Johann Wolfgang von Goethe advocated"Weltliteratur"in 1827 when he communicated with others.However,the current problems in the study of world literature lie not only with the excessive focus on the major European literature,but also with the superposition of national literature that exists as the background for Goethe to put forward this concept,which runs contrary to its original intention.It is necessary for us to break the thinking pattern of the concept of world literature and embrace global literatures.In this sense,the study of East Asian sinographic literature that emphasizes the interaction between different countries and regions and focuses on the overall path and vision of the sinographic cultural sphere is of vital significance.The sinographic travel records of China written by Japanese literatus during the late Tokugawa shōgunate and Meiji period reflects their actual creation prowess and belongs to a part of East Asian sinographic literature.Most of the authors were well-educated sinologists who were deeply influenced by sinographic literature in the aspects of planning and description.At the same time,the experiences contained in them were not common in ancient Chinese travel literature and demonstrated the characteristics of evolution and innovation.The study on this can effectively break the vertical barriers of national literature research,strengthen the horizontal links of literature research in the sinographic cultural sphere,be helpful to stimulating their academic potentials,and make due contributions to the establishment of Chinese discourse and independent knowledge system.
Sinographic Travel Record of ChinaLate Tokugawa Shōgunate and Meiji PeriodEast Asian Sinographic LiteratureGlobal LiteraturesWorld Literature
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