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An Interpretation Of The Christian Connotation In The Novels Of Japanese Female Writer Miura Ayako After The War

Posted on:2020-04-09Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L M LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2435330572476780Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Miura Ayako(1922 —1999)is a female writer with rich results,wide influence and unique style in postwar Japanese literature.Her debut Freezing Point is widely spread in Japan and in 17 countries in the world including Britain,Germany,China,Sweden,Denmark,Norway,the Netherlands,Finland,Indonesia and Iceland,gained a high reputation all over the world.However,it is a pity that the study of Miura and her works has not yet begun in China.I believe that the study of women writer who has extensive influence on Japan has important theoretical and practical significance on Chinese literature.This article will answer and solve the following three questions.The first aspect is to collect,classify,and organize Miura's literary works and research materials,and introduce Miura literature to domestic readers to make up for the shortcomings and gaps in the domestic reading and acceptance of Miura's dice;The second aspect is to explore the theme and value orientation of Miura Ayako's works,and guide us to constantly re-recognize and examine the issue of Christian faith.In my opinion,the literature of Miura is a window that guides us to understand Christianity.Christianity is mainly popular in Western Europe with a long history and continues to this day,what is its profound meaning?As a Christian writer,how does Miura understand Christian doctrine? How does she elaborate on Christian doctrines such as "original sin" and "suffering" ?The third aspect is the formation of the value evaluation of Miura's works and the establishment of literary status.Since the 20 th century,there have been many literary trends in the world.The mainstream of Japanese literature after World War II is modernist literature represented by "existentialism",Miura's work is popular with the majority of readers and has produced a wide range of influences in such a literary environment.It is the duty of this article to try to make a fair,objective and scientific evaluation of it.This paper consists of three parts: introduction,text and conclusion.The introduction part mainly introduces the life story and writing background of Miura Ayako;According to the relevant information form the research summary of Miura Ayako's works;Finally clarifies the research ideas and significance of this thesis.The text is divided into four parts:The first chapter outlines the life story of Miura,especially the journey of her path to Christian faith.This chapter adopts the method of social historical criticism to explore the significance and effect of life experience and emotional spiritual experience on her literary creation.It is mainly explained that Miura Ayako was baptized in the face of both mental and physical destruction,embarked on the path of Christian faith,and finally established the process of spreading the gospel and love as the goal of literary creation.The second chapter analyzes the revealing of "human sinfulness" based on Christian doctrine in Miura's novels.This chapter mainly analyzes Miura's debut novel Freezing Point and explains how Miura spreads,publicizes and understands and interprets the "original sin" consciousness in Christian doctrine,and points out that betrayal and egocentricity are all people's nature,the entanglement of spirit and flesh never ends.The third chapter explores the meaning of "redemption" in the theme of Miura's novels based on theology and ethics.It is an important way for human thought to progress through self-recognition through pious "confess" and "pray to God" religious rituals.Miura's novels actively carry out confession and torture of self,humanity and Japanese nationality,which reflects the mourning of self-reflection in Japanese "private novels",and also realizes the combination of God's redemption,social ethics forgiveness and self-reflection.The path to the spiritual world of mankind.The fourth chapter explains how Miura's novels interprets and advocates "love".The result of the "original sin","redemption" and "repentance" doctrine advocated by the Christian faith has finally formed a fundamental principle,by the name of "love" build relationship between human and nature,human and society,human and others,and human and self.The theme of Miura literature is ultimately attributed to "love"."Love" is the tremendous power for Miura to create literary miracles.The advocacy of "love" in Miura's literature will arouse people's desire and action for "love".
Keywords/Search Tags:Postwar, Japan, Miura Ayako, Christianity, Freezing Point
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