晚清域外游记中的观念演变

域外游记文学中所建构起来的异国形象,往往隐含着对自身的认识与评价,并由此成为一种奇特的象征。随着近代中国社会的动荡以及地理状况的改善,晚清域外游记的数量遽然增多,其基本功能也从增广天下见闻、备述异国风情,渐渐过渡到察考政俗制度、推动社会进步。这些域外游记里所蕴涵的观念形态,正昭示了国民思想启蒙的演变路径,使作品本身成为观照晚清历史的特殊镜像。

Evolution of Conception in the Overseas Travels in Late Qing Dynasty

The image of foreign countries in the overseas travels is a fantastic symbol and is the measure or background by which can we comprehend historical tradition.With the violent changes of the social structure and the improvement of the geographical situation in the final stage of Qing dynasty,the travel notes suddenly increased in great number.The basic function of the overseas travels was change from broadening the knowledge of the world to promoting the social progress.The ideological patterns in the overseas travels which could show the evolutive path of enlightenment in China.Thus,the traveling texts itself became a special mirror from which we could view the ideological history of the Late-Qing Dynasty.