川端康成的美学思想是建立在东方美、日本美的基础之上,与他对东方和日本传统的热烈执著是一脉相通的,其美学基本是传统的物哀、风雅与幽玄。川端康成说:“在日语里,‘悲哀’一词是与‘美’相通的。”在他看来,美与悲是密不可分、相辅相成的。他认为,美有时是和战乱、失败甚至亡国联系在一起的,越是这种美,越有感人的力量。川端康成承认日本风俗习惯以及感受方法中的哀伤情调浓重地渗入自己的心里,从而形成了一种感伤主义。他总是把 Kawabata’s aesthetic thought is based on the beauty of the East and the United States, and it is consistent with his passion for the Eastern and Japanese traditions. His aesthetics are basically the traditional sadness, elegance and seclusion. Kawabata Yasunari said: “In Japanese, the word ’sadness’ is connected with ’beauty’.” In his opinion, beauty and grief are inseparable and complementary. He believes that the United States is sometimes associated with war, failure, or even subjugation. The more beautiful this kind of country is, the more moving it is. Kawabata acknowledged that the grief of Japanese customs and feelings and ways of feeling penetrated deeply into his own heart and formed a kind of sentimentalism. He always put