번역가로서의 천두슈(陳獨秀)와 여성해방

Abstract

Chen Du-xiu was the core person in the New Culture Movement of China. He is also called as the representative thinker, revolutionist and politician of China. Chen Du-xiu founded “Xin Cheng-nian” magazine, meaning the “New youth”. He translated and published many Western literatures in “Xin Cheng-nian” magazine. His achievement as a translator who introduced Western literature to China is remarkable. Chen Du-xiu studied in Japan, where he first met Western products of civilization. At the time, China was eager to learn the rational and scientific products of Western civilization. Chen Du-xiu used the form of translation in introducing the new thoughts to China. For Chen Du-xiu, translation was a new opportunity to learn the new thoughts and find the coordinates and guideline in life. Translation was also a path which opened the overall value and prospect of culture for him. Chen Du-xiu was an extraordinary pioneer in the recent-age enlightenment-period, who led the modernization of China by founding the magazine, “Xin Cheng-nian”. He wished to absorb the thoughts and culture of modern Europe through the foreign literature. After founding the “Xin Cheng-nian” in 1915, Chen Du-xiu proposed the New Culture Movement. He began the translation and introduction of European literature trend and literary works of European Realist writers and others. Especially, Chen Du-xiu actively expressed his own opinion on the enhancement of women’s right in China’s feudal society for the ladies. In this research paper, Chen Du-xiu is explored as a translator, focusing on the Western literature he published in “Xin Cheng-nian”, rather than as a thinker and revolutionist.