scholarly journals A comparison of the motifs of artist's obsession in „The Tattooer“ by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō and „Tale of a Mad Painter“ by Kim Dong-in

Author(s):  
Anela Ilijaš

This paper discusses similarities in the choices of plots and motifs in the short stories The Tattooer (1910) by Japanese writer Tanizaki Jun'ichirō and Tale of a Mad Painter (1935) by Korean writer Kim Dong-in, and hypothesizes a possible connection between them. In order to find out whether these works are really connected, common literary influences on both stories and analyzed stories’ structures and motifs were compared in this thesis. Results revealed that these two works were written under the influence of the same literary works: the theme of the relationship between art and violence and the motif of the artist obsessed with the desire to create an artistic masterpiece in The Tattooer and Tale of a Mad Painter are most likely inspired by Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Oval Portrait, while motifs of sexual perversions are inspired by Psychopathia Sexualis by Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing. Not only two stories were written under the same influences, but the story Tale of a Mad Painter itself intertextually reworked Tanizaki’s The Tattooer adjusting motifs to Korean realities and making the structure more complex.

Jurnal KATA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Nanny Sri Lestari

<p>Sebuah peristiwa, dalam kehidupan manusia, dapat menjadi inspirasi bagi penulisan sebuah cerita. Pengarang, sebagai bagian dari masyarakatnya, mengangkat relung-relung kehidupan manusia, ke dalam sebuah cerita. Namun harus dipahami, bahwa pengalaman pengarang dalam kehidupannya sehari-hari, juga mempengaruhi subjek yang ditulisnya. Saat ini tidak dapat dipungkiri lagi, bahwa teknologi komunikasi yang sangat canggih, telah mempengaruhi perkembangan karya sastra. Media penulisan karya sastra, tidak lagi melalui media cetak seperti kertas tetapi sudah melalui peralatan modern yang sesuai jamannya. Namun demikian ragam karya sastra prosa, seperti cerita pendek, justru mampu mengisi ruang media kommunikasi tersebut. Dua orang pengarang, yang menulis cerita pendek di media masa, berusaha mengangkat isu tentang lingkungan. Isu yang diangkat, lebih menekankan kepada masalah lingkungan alam dengan mengangkat isu tentang pohon sebagai bagian dari kehidupan manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini, untuk menelusuri struktur cerita pendek yang mengangkat isu lingkungan dalam jalinan ceritanya. Untuk memenuhi tujuan penelitian, langkah awal dari penelitian ini, adalah melakukan pendekatan struktur cerita, yang kemudian dikaitkan dengan pencarian makna cerita tersebut. Sering sekali di balik sebuah cerita ada pesan yang ingin disampaikan kepada masyarakat pembacanya. Bentuk pesan tersebut tersirat, dalam jalinan struktur cerita pendek tersebut. Pesan yang disampaikan, dalam kedua cerita pendek tersebut,  adalah pesan tentang lingkungan alam, yang  saat ini tidak pernah diperhatikan oleh masyarakat. Dengan alasan, kebutuhan ekonomi yang sangat dominan.</p><p><em>An event, in human life, can be an inspiration for writing a story. The author, as a part of his society, lifts the niches of human life, into a story. But it must be understood, that the author's experience in everyday life, also affects the subject he wrote.</em><em> </em><em>Today it is undeniable, that highly sophisticated communication technology, has influenced the development of literary works. Media writing literature, no longer through print media such as paper but have been through modern equipment that fit his era.</em><em> </em><em>However, the variety of prose literary works, such as short stories, is able to fill the media space communications. Two authors, who write short stories in the mass media, try to raise issues about the environment. Issues raised, more emphasis on the issue of the natural environment by raising the issue, about the tree as part of human life. The purpose of this research, is to trace the structure of short stories, which raised environmental issues in the composition of the story. To fulfill the purpose of research, the first step of this research, is to approach the structure of the story, which is then linked with the search for the meaning of the story. Very often, behind a story, there is a message to be conveyed to the readers. The form of the message is implied, in the composition of the short story structure. The message conveyed, in both short stories, is a message about the natural environment, which today is never noticed by society. The message conveyed, in both short stories, is a message about the natural environment, which today is never noticed by society.</em></p>


Author(s):  
Maria S. Sloistova ◽  

The paper focuses on complex research and description of creative reception theory and typology. There are provided definitions of such terms as reception, creative reception, creative reception strategies, and others. The author builds the typology of creative reception on the basis of works by E. V. Abramovskikh, S. Ye. Trunin, M. V. Zagidullina, V. I. Tyupa, and M. Naumann. This typology includes two types (or levels) of creative reception, defined as classic and postmodernist. Each of the types is characterized by a number of strategies, i. e. ways of representing an artistically received text in one’s own work. The classic type strategies (formal, authentic, neutral and antithetical) focus primarily on plot transformation. As for the postmodernist level, the author singles out two strategies: congenial and play. The theory and typology of creative reception is substantiated with some examples of reminiscences and allusions to English and world poetry. The examples under analysis are taken from the following prose works by the outstanding English postmodernist writer John Robert Fowles (1926–2005): the novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969), the collection of long short stories The Ebony Tower (1974), the philosophic book The Aristos (1964), and also the lyric collection Selected Poems, published posthumously in 2012. The collection has not been translated into Russian yet. Therefore, the poem under analysis (Islanders) has been translated into Russian by the author of the present paper. The paper also deals with indirect Biblical reception which is found in the allusion to the ivory tower. The allusion gave the title The Ebony Tower both to Fowles’ long short story and collection as a whole. The author of the paper draws a conclusion about the dominant creative reception strategies in the literary works under analysis and also about the possible use of the presented creative reception typology in analyzing works by other writers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Arin Nafiana ◽  
Johan Mahyudi ◽  
Muhammad Khairussibyan

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mendeskripsikan bentuk interaksi sosial dalam ketujuh cerpen pada kumpulan cerpen Jendela Cinta karya Fahri Asiza dkk. dan (2) mendeskripsikan pemanfaatan cerpen dalam kumpulan cerpen Jendela Cinta sebagai pembelajaran sastra di SMA. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu dokumentasi. Selanjutnya data dianalisis dengan teknik deskriptif analitis yang meliputi pengidentifikasian, pengklasifikasian, dan penyimpulan pada data-data yang terkumpul dari kumpulan cerpen Jendela Cinta karya Fahri Asiza dkk. dengan pendekatan sosiologi sastra, yakni teori interaksi sosial Georg Simmel. Bentuk interaksi sosial dalam teori ini berupa superordinasi dan subordinasi, pertukaran, konflik, prostitusi, dan sosiabilitas. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ditemukan 37 data dengan rincian data 8 bukti data superordinasi dan subordinasi, 6 bukti data pertukaran, 11 bukti data konflik, 3 bukti data prostitusi, dan 9bukti data sosiabilitas. Pada bentuk interaksi superordinasi dan subordinasi satu di antaranya tergambar dalam hubungan antara tokoh majikan dan tokoh pembantu pada cerpen berjudul “Dia!”, bentuk pertukaran salah satunya tampak melalui tokoh Ratna dan ketiga adiknya pada cerpen “Malam Biru” saat bertukar informasi, bentuk konflik ditemukan satu di antaranya dalam perselisihan antara GAM dan TNI di Aceh yang diceritakan dalam cerpen “Terapung” dan “Bidadari Kecilku”, bentuk prostitusi ditemukan dalam cerpen “Bulan Mengapung” melalui tokoh Parjo dan teman-temannya, dan bentuk sosiabilitas satu di antaranya tergambar melalui keramahan tokoh Aminah dalam cerpen “Jendela Cinta”. Abstract: This research aims to (1) describe the forms of social interactions in the seven short stories called Jendela Cinta by Fahri Asiza et al. and (2) describe the use of short stories in the collection of Jendela Cinta short story as literary learning in senior high school. The method use is descriptive qualitative method. The data collection technique is documentation. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using descriptive analitytical techniques which include identifying, classifying, and inferring data collected from the short story collection of Jendela Cinta by Fahri Asiza et al. with a sociological approach to literature, based on Georg Simmel’s theory of social interaction. The form of social interaction in this theory is in the form of superordination and subordination, exchange, conflict, prostitution, and sociability. The result of this research indicate that found 37 data with 8 data details of superordination and subordination data, 6 evidence of exchange data, 11 evidence of conflict data, 3 evidence of prostitution data, and 9 evidence of sociability data. In the form interaction of superordination and subordination, one of them is illustrated in the relationship between the employer and the maid in the short story “Dia!”, one form of exchange was seen through the character Ratna and her three younger siblings in the short story “Malam Biru” when exchanging information, one form of conflict was seen in a dispute between GAM and TNI in Aceh which was told in the short stories “Terapung” and “Bidadari Kecilku”, a form of prostitution found in the short story “Bulan Mengapung” through Parjo figures and friends, and one form of sociability was seen through Aminah figures in the short story “Jendela Cinta”.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Siti Karomah ◽  
Agus Hermawan

Abstract— Literary work, directly or indirectly, is the realization and imagination of the author as a reflection and the reality that the author gets from society. Literary works can be found through the life forms of society. Thus, literary works cannot be separated from the elements around them. Literary work along its journey always implicate man, humanity, life, and life. In essence, literary works are born for the surrounding community. Literary works are the products of authors who live in the social world. That way, short story literary works in the form of fairy tales are the author's imaginative world that is always related to social life. There are interesting things that are given to our children to change attitudes and daily ethics. Keywords—: Literary works; short stories; fairy tales.


MANUSYA ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Soranat Tailanga

A number of distinguished Thai short stories from 1964 to 1973 reveal new and distinctive features in terms of subject, form, concepts and style. These features are similar to those of modernism, which was an international movement in literature and the arts that began in the late 19th century and continued into the early 20th century. The similarity suggests the direct and indirect influences of the modernist style upon Thai writers. Furthermore, the change in style of some of the short stories indicates a relationship with the art movements: impressionism, expressionism, cubism and surrealism, which were subsidiary art movements within modernism. These specific features of the Thai short story signify a radical break with the traditional writing of the time.


Sirok Bastra ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Dea Letriana Cesaria

Sastra Peranakan Tionghoa adalah karya sastra dalam bahasa Indonesia yang dihasilkan oleh orang Tionghoa yang dilahirkan di Indonesia. Seusai Perang Dunia II, sastra peranakan tetap berkembang. Bentuknya bukan lagi novel tetapi cerpen. Namun, berbeda dengan keadaan sebelum Perang Dunia II, pada zaman Pasca-Perang itu tidak lagi terdapat majalah seperti Tjerita Romans atau Penghidoepan. Kebanyakan karya dimuat dalam majalah-majalah umum atau berita, seperti Star Weekly, Liberal, dan Pantjawarna. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah melihat kontribusi majalah Star Weekly, Pantjawarna, dan Liberal pada tahun 1950-an terhadap publikasi karya penulis Tionghoa. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dan deskriptif.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa cerpen dalam majalah Star Weekly, Liberal, dan Pantjawarna menggambarkan religiositas masyarakat Tionghoa dalam menjalani kehidupan yang multikultural di Indonesia. Konsep kemanusiaan dalam ajaran Konghucu erat kaitannya dengan konsep Tepa Sarira dalam kebudayaan Jawa. Chinese Literature is literary works in Indonesian produced by Chinese people who were born in Indonesia. After World War II, peranakan literature continued to flourish. The form is no longer a novel but a short story. However, in contrast to the situation before World War II, the Post-War era there were no magazines anymore, such as Tjerita Romans or Penghidoepan. Most of his work is published in public magazines or news, such as Star Weekly, Liberal, and Pantja Warna. The purpose of this study is to look at the contributions of Star Weekly, Pantja Warna and Liberal magazines in the 1950s to the publication of works by Chinese writers. The method used is qualitative and descriptive methods. The results showed that short stories in Star Weekly, Liberal, and Pantjawarna, magazines illustrate the religiosity of the Chinese community in leading a multicultural life in Indonesia. The concept of humanity in Confucianism is closely related to the concept of Tepa Sarira in Javanese culture.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Sri Ayu Kusumaningsih ◽  
Ahmad Bahtiar

This study is to find out the relationship of characters to illustrations in a collection of 9short stories from NadiraKarya Leila S. Chudori. In the collection, there are four short stories that contain illustrations of the main characters namely "Melukis Langit”, "Tasbih", "Sebilah Pisau", and "At Pedder Bay". The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method by using Charles Sanders Pierce's Semiotic Theory which includes sign and object. The study of characterization or characterization is done in two methods namely direct (telling) and indirect (showing). The results of  this study indicate that out of the 4 short stories analyzed only 3 short stories that have character relationships with illustrations, namely the short story "Melukis Langit", "Tasbih" and "Sebilah Pisau". Short story of "Melukis Langit" depicts Nadira's character who is strong against her father's behavior since the death of his mother. The short story illustration shows Nadira crying in the bathroom to vent her sadness. Short story "Tasbih" describes Mr. X with a mysterious character illustrated by showing Mr. X's face full of mystery while the short story "Sebilah Pisau" tells Kris who is Nadira's secret admirer. Kris's character is displayed with illustrations illustrating the event when Nadira was surprised to see Kris's table filled with Nadira's picture. Short story "At Pedder Bay" tells Nadira's old friend Marc who is also an admirer of Nadira for a long time. The main character, Marc in this short story is not illustrated in the illustration. The short story shows a background, namely the lake and the figure of the woman sitting pensively. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Asngadi Rofiq ◽  
Moh. Syamsul Ma�arif

Literary works, especially short stories, are one of the teaching tools to develop the soul, humanize humans, and increase literary appreciation in depth and love, coloring short stories as a form of manifestation of life. As a form of literary work, the short story also tells about various human lives and their interactions with the environment and each other. One of the literary works in the form of short stories that really builds the soul and character of Indonesian children, one of which is a short story entitled "CARAKU MENCINTAI KANG ALFI (ALFIYAH LATIN)'' by Lia Himmatul Ulya. This short story genre is very different from other short stories. The author is very good at presenting the contents of this short story so that it is neat and touching when read. This short story also presents religious values related to God and between humans themselves. This anthology of short stories in addition to providing entertainment also instills religious values with familiar language so that it can be easily understood and implemented by readers in everyday life.The general purpose of this study is to examine Islamic religious values in the short story CARAKU MENCINTAI KANG ALFI (ALFIYAH LATIN) by Lia Himmatul Ulya, which is sourced from the Qur'an and Al-Hadith. The specific objectives of this study are (1) to obtain an objective description of religious values in relation to God (vertical) and (2) to obtain an objective description of religious values in relation to fellow human beings (horizontally). This study uses a qualitative approach, with the characteristics of (1) using a natural setting as a direct data source and as the main instrument, (2) descriptive, (3) paying more attention to the process than the result, (4) analyzing the data inductively and meaning. . This research is classified into descriptive qualitative research. The data in this study are the religious values of the short story text CARAKU MENCINTAI KANG ALFI (ALFIYAH LATIN).Based on the results of this descriptive research, it was found that the Islamic religious values contained in the short story CARAKU MENCINTAI KANG ALFI (ALFIYAH LATIN) include "Hablum minallah and Hablum minan-nas". In relation to God, seven religious values are found, namely: (1) the value of faith (2) the value of endeavor, (3) the value of tawakkal, (4) the value of patience, (5) the value of guidance, (6) the value of monotheism, (7 ) God's help, while in relation to fellow human beings three religious values are found, namely: (1) mutual help among human beings, (2) mutual respect and respect for fellow human beings, (3) tolerance between religious communities. From some of the religious values presented by the author in this short story, he voiced the concept of Islamic Aqeedah which can be used as a good role model for readers. Because the contents of this short story include many religious teachings sourced from the Qur'an and Al-Hadith. And from here also the author emphasizes the importance of human relationships with God and human relationships with fellow human beings.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelfattah Ali Ghazel

This paper investigates aestheticism and authorship in the Oscar Wilde’s only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). Victorian literature is usually read against the relationship between art and reality. The literary merit of a book is determined by the degree of its conformity with the moral values of the time. This paper offers a detached reading of the novel where the value of the book is found in its ability to initiate the reader into an aesthetic world. The research argues that Wilde fragments the act of artistic creation among the artist (the painter Basil), the sitter (Dorian Gray) and the audience (Lord Henry Wotton). This fragmentation renders the novel aesthetically autonomous from its reality. Aesthetic autonomy contributes to the debate of morality in Victorian literature by placing the work of art in an alternative sphere where normative values cease to apply.


2018 ◽  
pp. 142-170
Author(s):  
Laura Helen Marks

Meanwhile, adaptations of Oscar Wilde’s queer classic The Picture of Dorian Gray extend and elaborate on explorations of the double by explicitly invoking histories of sexual representation in connection to the sensual qualities of technology and nostalgia. In chapter 5, “`Strange Legacies of Thought and Passion’: Technologies of the Flesh and the Queering Effect of Dorian Gray,” I continue my analysis of the relationship between pornography, legacy, doubles, and technology through a close examination of two films based on Wilde’s novel: Take Off (1976) and Gluttony (2001). More than any other text, Dorian Gray engenders pornographic engagement with erotic legacy and the role of technology in the erotics of representation. Like Wilde’s novel, these films interrogate beauty and mortality, haunted at the margins by Wilde’s tragic fate and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Drawing on Wilde’s magic portrait as a predecessor, Take Off and Gluttony ruminate on mortality and relate it to the sensual, tactile qualities of evolving, mobile visual technologies and the role these technologies play in sexual subjectivity. Pornographic film, Weston and West suggest, is the inheritor to Wilde’s portrait. Both films draw on Wilde’s tale in order to address the media on which the self is captured, the shifting technologies used to exhibit this self, and the relationship of technology and media to the corporeal body. Through their reimagining of histories of Hollywood and pornographic film, respectively, Take Off and Gluttony signal the affective relationship between technology, pornography, decay, and popular culture, tracing a hardcore sexual history of the self that constitutes a sexual lineage.


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