GIẢI MÃ BIỂU TƯỢNG GƯƠNG SOI TRONG TIỂU THUYẾT HỒ CỦA YASUNARY KAWABATA

Abstract

Kawabata is the most miraculous phenomenon of 20th-century Japanese literature. His works are renowned worldwide, serving as a mirror reflecting the traditional culture of the Land of the Cherry Blossoms. Alongside Snow Country, Thousand Cranes, and The Old Capital—the prose poems that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, The Lake is a novel that leaves a profound impression and holds a significant place in Kawabata’s career. The mirror is a recurring symbol throughout The Lake; a familiar and simple object that, through his creative genius, Kawabata transforms into a unique beauty capable of expressing deep aesthetic meanings. By decoding this unique symbol, we hope to explore the rich and diverse artistic world of the talented writer Kawabata.