庄钦永 《察世俗每月统记传》《东西洋考每月统记传》最后三期之发现

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《察世俗每月统记传》《东西洋考每月统记传》最后三期之发现
新加坡新跃社科大学 庄钦永

摘要1815年,英国伦敦布道会传教士米怜在今天马来西亚的古城马六甲创办了世界第一份中文杂志——《察世俗每月统记传》。18年后,1833年,普鲁士籍独立新教传教士郭实猎在广州创办了中国境内第一份中文杂志——《东西洋考每月统记传》。在马来西亚、新加坡以及中国中文报刊史和中西文化交流史上,这两份月刊均有极其重要的地位。目前学术界对它们的研究成果十分丰富。对于它们的创刊日期,学者据创刊号原件所记,均有共识;但有关它们的终刊日期,几十年来,由于学者一直没能在欧美图书馆寻得它们的终刊号,因此唯有根据一些蛛丝马迹,旁敲侧击,推断出各种各样的说法,莫衷一是。笔者近年在荷兰莱顿大学东亚图书馆及美国费城美国哲学学会图书馆查阅资料时,偶然发现这两份报刊停刊前的最后三期原件,就此确定它们的终刊日期,揭开了100多年来学术界一直在寻找的谜底。

关键词:《察世俗每月统记传》《东西洋考每月统记传》 米怜 郭实猎 中文报刊史

Rediscoveries of the Last Three Issues of Chashisu meiyue tongjizhuan

Chinese Monthly Magazineand Dongxi yang kao meiyue tongjizhuan Eastern Wester-n Monthly Magazine

[Singapore] David K. Y. ChngSingapore University of Social Sciences

AbstractIn 1815 Rev. William Milne of London Missionary Society founded the Chashisu meiyue tongjizhuan Chinese Monthly Magazinein Malacca. Eighteen years laterin the summer of 1833patterned after the formera German Lutheran missionary Karl F. A. Gützlaff produced the Dongxi yang kao meiyue tongjizhuanEastern Western Monthly Magazineat CantonChina . Both periodicals occupy important places in the history of Sino-Western cultural exchange. Scholars have written hundreds of essays about their editorsnumbers of volume printed and distribution networketc. Yetto our surprisevarious dates of ceased publication have been offered. Based on the rediscoveries of the last three issues of both periodicals in the libraries of Leiden University and American Philosophical Society respectivelywe now know for sure that the former ceased publication in March-April 1822 and the later in January-February 1839.

KeywordsChinese Monthly MagazineEastern Western Monthly MagazineWilliam Milne1785 - 1822);Karl Gützlaff1803 - 1851);History of Chinese Journalism


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