A Comparative Study Of Junichiro Tanizaki And Yu Dafu's Aestheticism Novels

Aestheticism was one of the important literary schools in the middle and late 19 th century.Its influence not only had a great impact on the literary world of Europe and America at that time,but also affected the development of Japanese and Chinese literature.At the beginning of the 20 th century,the trend of aestheticism rose in Japan,forming a unique style of Japanese delayed-American literature.Junichiro Tanizaki is one of the representative writers of Japanese aestheticism.Tanizaki's works are quite distinctive,such as demonism,female worship,etc.His works also highlight the charm of Japanese classical beauty.His unique aesthetic style has a far-reaching impact on the development of literature and has its important significance and value.Yu Dafu is a representative writer of modern literature in China.He studied in Japan and was deeply influenced by Western and Japanese aestheticism.He likes Junichiro Tanizaki very much.His novel style is similar to Tanizaki's.The basic content of this paper is from the perspective of aestheticism,mainly using the method of influence study to make a comparative study of Junichiro Tanizaki and Yu Dafu's novels.Junichiro Tanizaki and Yu Dafu share the same aesthetic tendencies in their novel creation.At the same time,Yu Dafu's novel creation is also influenced by Tanizaki's style.Their novel creation has not only similarities,but also their own characteristics and innovations,which adds many new creative methods to aesthetic literature.The full text consists of four parts: The first part introduces the development process of aestheticism in detail,and then introduces the background of the life of Tanizaki Junichiro and Yu Dafu.The second part mainly analyzes the aesthetic commonality in Tanizumi Junichiro and Yu Dafu's aesthetic novels,which are manifested in three aspects: the unethical character image,the novel plot focusing on the sensory experience,and the decadent sentimental environment description.The third part introduces Yu Dafu's novels influenced by Tanichiro Tanizaki,which is manifested in three major aspects: devilism,female worship and sadomasochism.The fourth part mainly discusses the innovations of Tanizaki Junichiro and Yu Dafu on aesthetic novels.In the beautiful novels of Tanichiro Junichiro,you can see the beauty of the haze,the beauty of Japanese classics,the beauty of puppets,and show a unique Aesthetic creation tendency.Yu Dafu's aesthetic novels have the aesthetic tendency of self-reporting,the inclusion of humanism,and the ideal of returning to nature.