| Author(s) | Karam Khaleel Salem |
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor of Japanese. College of Languages and Translation King Saud University, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia |
| Title | The Natural Japanese Literature Movement |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Languages & Translation. Volume 10, No 1. (1998/1418) |
| Abstract | The paper deals with the history of the development of the literary natural movement of a group of literary figures like Shimazaki who employed his capabilities in viewing all life aspects from a political and social perspective. We also reviewed Tayama who enlarged his readings in the western works affected by the French authors Emile Zola and Jankuri and tried to import their concepts and integrate them with pure Japanese concepts, when writing the natural novel. Moreover, we addressed the naturalist Tokuda who was affected by the French Zola and American Orescier Tudor and who added new concepts to the natural novel by concentrating on the novel characters, psychology and going in depth into their personalities - the thing which is not found in the western school natural novels. Tokuda's works are considered a clear mirror of the period in which he Iived. In the second part, we reviewed the naturalists opposition school, such as the novelist Nagai, who tried to conserve Japanese sensational artistic style. We also mentioned Tainzaki and characterized his distinct style. We divided his literary life into two phases; the phase of influence of the concepts and theories of the western literature, and the phrase of the return to the past and the Japanese old traditional spirit. We also noted the literature of Suski, a man of the artistic style who succeeded in combing the western and Japanese literature concepts. At the end of this part, We addressed the novelist Morray from the naturalists opponents due to their automatic vision to life and their lack of attention for the literature of artistic values. Then reviewed the other movement opposed to the natural trend (Movement of Shirakaba). This was distinct by its direct opposition to the naturalists through writing works of fine distinct sensational type. Therefore, it is considered a step to the development of the Japanese modem novel. The most outstanding in this movement was Moshanolojy whose works are directed to human sense, feelings and concepts of resolution of social problems. The novelist Shieja is one of the founders of the movement and the opponent of the natural trend expressing the senses, feelings and human concepts. He also refuses friction and contact with the western concepts. |
