- 學位論文
論谷崎潤一郎作品《鍵》—被詛咒的日記
The cursed diary——A study on Tanizaki's "The Key"
摘要
本論文主要是以谷崎潤一郎（1886-1965）的晩年作品《鍵》（1956年,刊於「中央公論」）作為論述的中心。根據唐納德．金(Donald Keene)教授的說法，歐洲的評論家將《鍵》這部作品視為日本文學的最高傑作。不過這部作品在發表之際，由於性愛的描寫過於露骨，曾經引起文學界軒然大波。 在這裡首先要探討的是《鍵》的創作背景、作者的執筆動機、以及小說與作者當時罹患高血壓之間的關聯性。接著分析夫妻日記裡所使用的平假名．片假名交錯的特異文體，及其日記體的形式。本論的第二章，則以分析《鍵》小說中複雜的人際關係為主。第三章的重點將擺在討論《鍵》的戲劇性。筆者認為，無論是夫妻互相偷窺日記卻佯裝不知情，或是小說中角色．時間．空間的安排，照明設備等各式各樣的小道具、偷窺的裝置、支配與被支配、看與被看的關係，在在顯露戲劇的性格，值得進一步探討研究。 青年時代曾經醉心於奧斯卡．王爾德(Oscar Wilde)的谷崎潤一郎，在這部晚年作品當中再度實踐了王爾德的名言—─「生活模仿藝術」，使夫妻倆人所建造的虛構劇場逐漸成真，並且讓「殺夫」的情節在現實生活中真實上演。本論文的後半部，將會把焦點集中在小說中的人物如何從「虛」走到「實」的過程上。 論文的最後，則是把重心擺在分析《鍵》裡面的喜劇成分，並加以探討小說裡面的性、飲食、生死、日記等議題，與作者肯定生命的思想之間的密切關係。
並列摘要
This thesis mainly aims to investigate dramatic elements in “The Key” (Published in "Central public opinion", 1956), written by Junichiro, Tanizaki (1886-1965) in his later years. According to Professor Donald Keene's introduction, European critics regard this novel as the greatest masterpiece of the Japanese Literature. However, when it was published, the explicit sexual depiction has caused the great repercussions of the literary circles. First, I would like to introduce the historical background of this novel, and examine the connection between this text and the experience of author’s high blood pressure. Then, I will analyze the peculiar style of mixed use of the katakana and the hiragana in writing, and re-examine its dairy form. In Chapter 2, I would approach the complicated network of relationship between the characters. Chapter 3 will deal with the dramatic elements in “The Key”, such as the acting of the husband and wife both pretending unaware of each other’s peeking at their own diary, the setting of the limited entrance of roles, the use of time and space as on the stage, the emphasis of the lighting, and the relation between the dominator /dominated, those who see and to be seen. All of the mentioned above reveals Tanizaki, as a fanatic admirer of Oscar Wilde in his youth, once again in this novel, practices what Wilde preaches, “Life imitates art.” In the end, the wife murdered her husband as a realization of what is written in the diary. In the last part of my dissertation, I will focus on how the fiction takes on the reality. Finally, I would end up with a discussion of the comic elements in the story and an analysis of the issues on sex, diet, life and death as well as diary writing in hopes of manifesting the author’s affirmative attitude towards life.