芥川龍之介 『地獄変』의

Abstract

Akutagawa󰡑s『Jigokuhen』of -Centering around『ujisyuimogatari』and『Emile jong』-

Young Cheol Kim

Graduate School Pukyong National University Directed by Professor Yoon Il

Abstract

Akutagawa lived through a period of Meiji, Daisho and Showa and his work was mainly wrote during Daisho period, therefore it is the accepted view that the age of Akudagawa󰡑s literature called as Grate Daisho period. As Daisho period was the time of Antagonism and Harmony between Japanese tradition and Western in terms of literature, the Akudagawa constantly intented the western. He was the typical author of his day based on western literature through art-for-art principle. Although he tried to complete the technical elegence and formal completion consciously through his ten year work activities, the Daisho literature perished with his death without splendid achievement. The Akutagawa󰡑s artist novel 『jigokuhen』that published at 7 year of Daisho period, can be called as the Akutagawa󰡑s masterpiece. Being aware of the condition of literary world in those days, the Akutagawa tried to test his art view and artist viewpoint in his own way in the 『jigokuhen』. come out though these 2 works. 『ujisyuimogatari』and『Emile jong』is the story that is centeredaround『ujisyuimogatari』and『Emilejong』of art-for-art principle. The indomitable artistic spirit of Yosihide and Hajeon can be seen, after there family to kill by artistic spirit. Having studied the『ujisyuimogatari』and『Emile jong』and -ⅱ- Akutagawa though the『jigokuhen』, the art itself was likely the only meaning for Akutagawa, not a choosing a art by despising a life. And the true meaning of art-for -art principle. that the Akutagawa pursued for, would be the constant effort and will to follow the the artist of life. Akutagawa denied to reflect his every day in his products and attach importance to conscious composition and expression method. Akutagawa 󰡑s art-for-art principle to pursue art-for-art merely and Yoshihide who adopted a positive attitude in completion of art as impractical existence had some relation from the point of view that they are fit for realization of perfect art-for-art principle. Namely, Yosihide is Akutagawa󰡑s ideal type that is expressed by conscious and intellectual mechanism. So, in such a point Akutagawa󰡑s artistic attitude had something in commen with Yosihide󰡑s. They have many points of likeness. A realty of life is hell to Yosihide. Akutagawa󰡑s misfortunate life is hell too. They look for escape from such a hell as art and they devote themselves for there art. Their attitude like this is that the art is the highest and it is originated by art-for-art principle that can transcend everything as a strong belief on art. But after all, they come to select a death as on end of life. Yosihide believes that the completion of art can transcend every gnawing of life. So, after finishing his masterpiece that is the peak of ideals for him to pursue. The meaning of his death is significance loss of existence any longer.