Study On The Tragic Aesthetics Of Social Drama Of Chikamatsu Monzaemon

Chikamatus Monzaemon lived in the Genroku period,when the Japanese capitalism was in its infancy,during this period,the development of commodity economy was swift.The Samurai class had become further decline,however,the Japanese merchant had began to pursuit the Lust,liberalism and hedonism.They can’t get freedom under the feudal ethics,they often live under the cruel of the old philosophical connotations,they can’t get the pure love and freedom,so they had to go towards the double suicide bodly.This is the social background and the logical starting point of tne tragedy of social drama of Chikamatus Monzaemon.The tragedy of Chikamatus Monzaemon reflect the hard and tragic choice of Japanese merchant of Genroku period,which was the result of the awakening of subject and the resistance of patriarchal clan of the feudal society.Japanese merchant abandoned the theoretical and began to pursuit their enjoyment of life.In those tragedy,the connotations and human nature on the sides of conflict intensely,which produce the deep and moving aesthetic.The tragic choices of Japanese merchant reveal the awakening of subject of Genroku period.The tragedy of Chikamatus Monzaemon have a rich connotation of philosophy and aesthetic appeal.The content of his tragedy.comes from real life of Japanese merchant,which has important cultural connotation of philosophy.Besides,his tragedy have the prototype of religious,the rich experience of aesthetics of death,the special characterization of "purity" "death" and "sex".In his tragedy the using of sympathy and the combination of the actual and visual enhance the value of reading of his works,which aesthetic of tragedy is amazing.The tragedy of Chikamatus Monzaemon have the great value and the significance of the world.The interpretation of the tragedy spirit bring the huge influence to the shape of tragedy spirit and the development of Japanese national spirit,those tragedy have important national value.At that time,the characteristics of the literature of the whole world is sing praises to the awakening of subjectivity,praising the rebel to the old society and the old system.To some extent,when Chikamatus Monzaemon was called as "Japan’s Shakespeare",he was endowed with the meaningof the world.So far we still talk about Chikamatus Monzaemon and his works,the significance lies in his concern for human destiny of his tragedy.