略论芥川龙之介的短篇小说

芥川龙之介是日本近代著名短篇小说家，新思潮派的杰出代表。他的创作集中体现了新思潮派的文学思想和主要艺术特点，他的前期创作以历史题材为主，其旨趣在于借古喻今，针砭时弊，揭露风行于世的利己主义，表述他对人生、艺术的见解；后期创作转向现实题材题材，抨击资本主义制度的罪恶，反映了他对社会现实的幻灭情绪，由揭露他人的利己主义进而剖析自己的灵魂。

On Short Stories of Ryunosuke Akutagawa

An outstanding Japanese short story writer of modern times, Ryunosuke Akutagawa is an eminent representative of Xinsichaopai.His works are an embodiment of literary views and artistic characteristics of Xinsichaopai.His early works centre around historical subject matter.Using the past to disparage the present, his works lash at the prevailing selfishness and give expression to his views about art and life. His late works turn to reality, attacking evils of capitalist system and revealing his disillusion about the society.Hence the exposure of the other's selfishness is turned to the examination of one's own soul.