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A Comparative Study Between Akutagawa Ryunosuke And Lu Xun Works

Posted on:2016-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W X ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330464460616Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Akutagawa Ryunosuke(1892 ~ 1927) in modern Japanese literary history, especiallyin the early 20 th century of Japan,is one of the most representative writers in the literary world, is a "new trend" main character. As a writer is famous for his high yield, akutaga wa-ryunosuke, in his short life 36 years, left more than 150 amazing stories, and a numbe r of essays, poetries, travel notes, etc. Among them, the most familiar and thinking is wha t he wrote hundreds of short stories. His short story theme is extensive, refined language, rich in content, the plot is novel, and often with a profound implication, pay close attentio n to the ugliness of human nature in the society, but rare comments directly, these charact eristics has earned its reputation as the "Wizard" for him. Kawakami Hiromi’s words not only affects the change of the Japanese literary circles, and shake the world literary circle s back to human nature, has a quite important weight. After he left, Japan established the Kawakami Award to commemorate and honor his contribution to the Japanese literary cir cles, this award will also be in a certain sense of his spirit of literary creation continue do wn, from the point of the literary position, the award also explains his leading position in the Japanese literary world.Lu xun(1881 ~ 1881),came from shaoxing, zhejiang province, his old name was Zh ou Zhangshou, style name Yucai, later renamed zhou shuren, "lu xun" was published in 1918, he used this pen name of "A Madman’s Diary". Lu xun at first wanted to do a "save l ives" doctor, wanted to contribute strength for the country in troubled times,assume "heal the wounded and rescue the dying" responsibility, however, during the period of studyin g in Japan for medicine, he suddenly found that the life of nations is in the people, the lif e of the people is in the spirit, so he engaged in literature while giving up medicine, by de termined to save people lives to aspire to save the spirit of the people. In 1918, Lu xun pa rticipated the "New Youth" as a staff, and published the first vernacular fiction in modern Chinese literature "A Madman’s Diary", marked the beginning of lu xun’s "saving of spir it", then out of hand, continue writing. His novels, with the spicy and humor way,irony an d criticized the darkness of the feudal society at that time, to awaken the dull indifferent c ountrymen, his essays and papers is daggers and javelins, launched the rebellion in such asocial environment to the feudal society, the dark rule.In his "suffering" life, sharp pen h as always been a horn of him going, with the determination of revolt against oppression a nd anguish of, using himself words challenge for the "eat people" of the feudal society, wake up the sleeping and ignorant people with his spirit.The connection between Kawakami Hiromi and Lu xun in thought and spirit is selfevident, their works there are connected. Similar growth background, the same suffering, don’t be understood alone were deeply affects the fate of the two writers ang their works. Through their work we can perceive not just literature, their literary thought and works ar e in the similar mixed with uniqueness, this paper is to take this perspective to view and c ompare Kawakami Hiromi with lu xun freemasonry and original insights in the works.This article will as the research object, the works of two writers gradually promote t he comparative study from four aspects. First of all, from the content and theme of the w ork itself, the criticism of the irony of society and human nature, which through the "Kap pa" and "the diary of a madman contrast to seek the resonance of two people on social iss ues, both the social environment at that time in the works of concern and criticism. Then introduce the human point of view, and observe how two writers express their inner criter ion of human nature under the social alienation "others" and "I" from psychology to the c hange of the external, the first with "mother" "nose" contrast "blessing", the latter to "ras homon" fire male mask the true story of ah Q, looking for "others" evil human nature and the distortion of human nature of "I".Then using parallel comparison method, from life experience, explore in different so cial background of the outlook on life and values, and how will the thoughts and ideas of self into work, to achieve a unique Angle of view. Through the "general" and "the true story of ah Q" comparison, analysis of satire and hu mor writing characteristics in use and comparison of the two works. And then explores h ow lu xun on the writing skills is affected by the mustard sichuan. Finally into the artistic consciousness, aesthetic consciousness research into two people’s work, comparing ryunosuke and lu xun in the creative aspects of aesthetic. Hell to "play as samadhi", "change" as the foundation, discusses his thorough popular feeling of art for art’s sake, and then with the help of lu xun to relates to the only love novel perspective of lu xun’s tendency to realism and persistent.Ryunosuke and lu xun, two big name in any era, their spiritual creation after more th an a century later, still admired and loved by people. His era and lu xun are their literatur e outstanding representative writer, and two people reflected in works of consistency can’t attract the attention of later time. Works by two person of aesthetic experience, revealed by the human nature source is naked, especially Chinese and Japanese culture constantly push each other today, ryunosuke and advocated the spirit of redemption by lu xun, espe cially worth thinking about. Only in this way can the text fully perform its blade’s charis ma, leads the reader from humanity originally found in literary works, reflect on authenti city.
Keywords/Search Tags:Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Lu Xun, Art is the highest, Realism
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