1997年8月15日至22日在荷兰莱顿举行的第15届国际比较文学学术讨论会(ⅪⅤthCongress of the International Comparative Literature Association Leiden)是一次盛会,规模之大、讨论的范围之广都给人留下了深刻的印象。莱顿是座大学城,欧洲最古老的莱顿大学就座落在这里。爱因斯坦曾在此城天文台工作过,从本世纪20年代起,这里涌现过多名诺贝尔奖获得者。这里的学术氛围是适合召开国际学术会议的。笔者的“芥川龙之介与中国文学”一文被编在第8组发表,即“跨文化研究”组。笔者以中 The 15th International Comparative Literature Association Leiden held in Leiden, the Netherlands, from August 15 to 22, 1997, was a grand gathering of large scale with a wide range of discussions It left a deep impression. Leiden is a university town, Europe’s oldest University of Leiden is located here. Einstein worked at this city observatory. Since the 1920s, there have been many Nobel Prize winners. The academic atmosphere here is suitable for holding international academic conferences. The author’s article, “Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Chinese Literature,” was published in Group 8, “Cross-Cultural Studies”. The author in