12月29日、文学批評家、中国文学史家の夏志清先生*1が紐育にて亡くなる。享年92歳。夏先生は1921年上海浦東の生まれ。1949年以降、中国の文化的中心が北米大陸に移動してしまうということがあったが、夏先生はその〈移動〉をもっとも体現していたひとりであったとも言える。
Renowned literary critic Hsia Chih-tsing dies at 92
2013/12/31 19:48:53
Los Angeles, Dec. 30 (CNA) U.S.-based literary critic Hsia Chih-tsing, known for introducing modern Chinese literature to the West, died Dec. 29 in New York at the age of 92.
The China-born academic was credited with helping Chinese writers such as Eileen Chang, Shen Congwen and Qian Zhongshu gain greater recognition in the West.
Hsia's book, A History of Modern Chinese Fiction that was published in English in 1961, was a pioneering study of 20th century Chinese fiction.
Hsia held a Ph.D. in English from Yale University and taught at several universities, including University of Michigan and Columbia University, before retiring from teaching in 1991.
He was elected an academician of Taiwan's top research body Academia Sinica in 2006.
(By Leaf Chiang, Sabine Cheng and Christie Chen)
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201312310035.aspx
See also
劉再復*2「著名文学評論家夏志清先生辞世」http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4cd081e90102e7go.html
張杰「文学評論家夏志清去世 致力於推広張愛玲銭鐘書」http://news.xinhuanet.com/yzyd/culture/20140102/c_118799086.htm
路艶霞「発現張愛玲的評論家夏志清走了」http://news.hexun.com/2014-01-01/161068307.html
