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Frontiers in Art Research, 2020, 2(4); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2020.020407.

The Chinese Elements in Tanizaki Junichiro's Works

Author(s)

Shanshan Yu

Corresponding Author:
Shanshan Yu
Affiliation(s)

Fuzhou University of International Study and Trade

Abstract

Tanizaki Junichiro is a famous representative of aestheticism in the modern Japanese literary world, whose works are widely praised by modern Japanese literary lovers. Tanizaki Junichiro's literary creation has gone through three times: Meiji, Dazheng and Showa. Under the background of the above times, some of his works have even been recommended by Nagai Hefeng and praised in Japan. It can be said that his works are palace level people and objects in Japanese literary works, with rich contents. Language flow, mature expression, content features combine the two style features of functional beauty and traditional beauty, and to a great extent, add Chinese elements, greatly improve the content of the work. Chinese culture has a great influence on Tanizaki Junichiro's works, and also provides an important reference for Japanese and even world literature.

Keywords

Tanizaki junichiro, Literary works, Chinese elements, Literary features

Cite This Paper

Shanshan Yu. The Chinese Elements in Tanizaki Junichiro's Works. Frontiers in Art Research (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 4: 18-21. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2020.020407.

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