Interpretation of the Characters in <i>Tattoo</i> from the Perspective of Mythological Archetype Criticism

《刺青》是日本唯美主义代表作家谷崎润一郎的处女作。由此谷崎润一郎登上了日本文学的舞台，并开始被学界认可。目前对于《刺青》的研究主要集中在“耽美主义”、“恶魔主义”、“女性崇拜”和“人物形象”等方面。文章将运用神话原型批评理论分析《刺青》中的人物形象，重新诠释谷崎润一郎笔下的人物，体悟《刺青》之下的唯美主义。Tattoo is the debut novel of Junichiro Tanizaki, a representative writer of Japanese aestheticism. As a result, Junichiro Tanizaki stepped onto the stage of Japanese literature and began to be recognized by the academic community. At present, the research on Tattoo mainly focuses on the aspects of “beauty fetishism”, “demonism”, “female worship” and “character image”. This paper will use the critical theory of mythological archetypes to analyze the characters in Tattoo, reinterpret the characters in Junichiro Tanizaki’s writing, and understand the aestheticism under Tattoo.