一引言1827年,歌德(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,1749—1832)提出了“世界文学”(Weltliteratu)的概念,从而在国别文学之上,提出一种世界性文学的图景。尽管他提出这个概念时的语境可能与我们今天理解的不太一样,但这个理念却是非常具有启发性的。现在已经有许多学者接绩歌德的设想,进一步完善“世界文学”理论的建构与实践。在这方面,哈佛大学比较文学系教授大卫·戴莫若什(David Damrosch)建 I. INTRODUCTION In 1827, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) put forward the concept of “world literature” (Weltliteratu), thus presenting a picture of world literature above national literature. Although the context in which he put forward this concept may not be as we understand it today, the concept is very instructive. Now many scholars have taken the example of Goethe to further improve the construction and practice of the theory of world literature. In this regard, Professor David Damrosch, a professor of comparative literature at Harvard University,