“추산도”와 “늪지”에 나타난 예술의 상대성과 절대성을 중심으로

Abstract

This study examines the aesthetic value of art in the literature of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, focusing on the works “Autumn Mountain” and “Swamps.” “Autumn Mountain” shows the relativity of art, in which a painting can go from being a poor work to a masterpiece depending on whether or not one has preconceived notions about the time and place of the painting, while “Swamps” shows the absoluteness of art, in which a painting is considered a masterpiece despite having preconceived notions about the time and place of the painting. This absoluteness of art also appears figuratively in “Puppet of Noroma” and although the relativity of art is depicted in the work, it can be said that the ‘precious jewel’ mentioned in the stage (Kyogen) “puppet of Noroma” is the absoluteness of art in that it has an eternal and immutable nature, which is characteristic of jewelry. The ‘strange painting of autumn mountain’ of “Autumn Mountain,” the ‘precious jewel’ of “Puppet of Noroma,” and the ‘ecstatic thrill of the spleen’ of “Swamps,” are all examples of the aesthetic value of Akutagawa’s literature.