CAJ | 학술논문

中国和欧洲分处欧亚大陆两端,二者的文化是在相互隔绝的情况下独立发展成熟起来的。文章拟从比较文学形象学角度,考察古希腊、罗马时期西方的中国形象及其所蕴含的神话与传说色彩。距离产生美,无论是幸福宁静的＂希伯尔波利安人＂,还是盛产丝绸的＂赛里斯＂、＂秦尼＂,早期西方中国形象都充满了理想化的神奇想象和强烈的物质诱惑。直到13世纪末,著名的《马可波罗行纪》问世之前,中国形象始终停留在那个虚无缥缈的神话与传说阶段。
중국화구주분처구아대륙량단,이자적문화시재상호격절적정황하독립발전성숙기래적。문장의종비교문학형상학각도,고찰고희석、라마시기서방적중국형상급기소온함적신화여전설색채。거리산생미,무론시행복저정적＂희백이파리안인＂,환시성산사주적＂새리사＂、＂진니＂,조기서방중국형상도충만료이상화적신기상상화강렬적물질유혹。직도13세기말,저명적《마가파라행기》문세지전,중국형상시종정류재나개허무표묘적신화여전설계단。
China and Europe are located in the different ends of the Eurasian continent.Their cultures independently developed to mature under the condition of geographical isolation from each other.This paper intends to investigate the image of China in ancient Greece and Rome which implied the myth and legend colors.It was a question of distance.Whether the happy quiet Hyperboreans or the Seres and Thinai which were rich in silk,the image of China in the early west was full of idealized magical imagination and strong material temptation.The image of China always stayed in the phase of myths and legends until the end of 13th century when the famous book ＂The travels of Marco Polo＂ published.