| Summary: | 碩士 === 東吳大學 === 日本語文學系 === 97 === Ryunosuke Akutagawa has been deeply appreciated the darker side of human nature since he was disappointed in a love affair in the beginning of the year 1915. At the same time, he was also concerned about Unselfish Love and explored it in his stort stories that treat the theme of Christianity, namely the Kirishitan. Akutagawa was not a Christian, but he was deeply interested in Christianity. While he was a student in the First High School, he had alreadly begun to read "Holy Bible", and until he took his own life at the age of 35, he still tried to find the salvation in "Holy Bible". Even though Akutagawa could'nt believe in God finally, it's clear that his writing has been influenced by Christianity. For instance, all the writings of Akutagawa that have been published are over 166 written pieces, and there are approximately 10% of the writings are relevant to Christianity. Accordingly, what Akutagawa pursued Unselfish Love by Kirishitan Stories is bound up with he was interested in Christianity all the year round. In addition, mention the Unselfish Love in Christianity, a sacred love whith is the symbol of God's and Jesus Christ's love, namely agapē is a typical example. Are there any correlation between agapē and Unselfish Love of whith Akutagawa described in Kirishitan stories? This point is also worth exploring. For this reason, this thesis is analysed the expression of Unselfish Love in six written pieces of Kirishitan stories, including 'Ogata Ryosai Memorandum', 'The Martyr', 'The Story of St. Christopher', 'Juriano-Kichisuke', 'Christ in Nanking', and 'Ogin' to probing Akutagawa's intention in the pursuit of Unselfish Love and his understanding of Christianity.
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