著者

秦 裕緯 シン ユウイ Qin Yuwei

出版者

熊本大学

雑誌

熊本大学社会文化研究 (ISSN:1348530X)

巻号頁・発行日

no.17, pp.243-253, 2019

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STRAY LEAVES FROM STRANGE LITERATURE is written by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn in New Orleans. LES COULISSES and THE GHOSTLY KISS are two special essays in this work since they share a special scene: the theatre. Which is barely appears in other essays of Hearn. The description of the theatre scenes in these two essays also shares many similarities, such as the association between this the stage and life, which Hearn called "the shining temple" ; and the association between the backstage and "the Unknown World" Correspondingly. The emphasis on the light and shadow also appears in both of the two essays. By analyzing these special ways Hearn describing the theatre we can find a deeper significance inside this scene, which reflects the author's views of life and death, and also exerts a far-reaching influence on the later works after Hearn came to Japan.