“挟洋自重”和“借光自照”——1999年英文版《泰戈尔在中国的讲演》的启示

1924年泰戈尔访华是中国现代文化史上最具影响力的事件之一。1999年，德里大学“泰戈尔教授”西斯·古马尔·达斯（Sisir Kumar Das）受国际大学之托，整理出版《泰戈尔在中国的讲演》（Rabindranath Tagore：TALKS IN CHINA）一书，为读者提供了泰戈尔1924年在华讲演的详细记录。本文对此书加以文本细读，重新反思泰戈尔访华的意义，并认为这一历史事件透视出当时中国本土文化对外来文化的复杂心理，外来文化对本土文化的投射，以及当时中国思想界对待外来文化时的偏颇。

Illumination from R. Tagore' s Talks in China

Tagore＇ s visit to China in 1924 was the most influential event in China＇ s modern cultural history. ＂Tagore Professor＂ Sisir Kumar Das with the University of Delhi, in answer to the request of the International University （ Visva - Bharati）, edited and published Rabindranath Tagore＇s Talks in China. The book consists of the lectures delivered by Tagore in 1924 during his visit to China. The present paper, based on overall close reading of the whole text, profoundly rethinks the significance of Tagore＇ s visit to China. The complicated psychology of China＇ s local culture to alien culture, effect of alien culture upon local culture as well as the biased attitude of Chinese ideology and culture circles towards alien culture at that time were reflected in such a historical event.