Publisher's Synopsis
Beauty and Death in the Work of Mishima
Christian Soleil
Yukio Mishima, a complex and fascinating figure in Japanese literature, constantly intertwined the themes of beauty and death, balancing between exaltation and destruction. In this insightful essay, Christian Soleil explores the inextricable link between these two essential elements in Mishima's work. Through an analysis of his novels, plays, and essays, Soleil reveals how the writer transforms beauty into a sacrificial ideal-one that inevitably leads to death.
Soleil guides us through a profound reflection on how Mishima connects aesthetic pursuit with a tragic vision of existence, where art and death mirror each other in a fatal dance. This book invites readers to understand how the author, torn between admiration for the body and rejection of modernity, embodies this tension between the quest for perfection and the obsession with self-destruction.
Through this in-depth analysis, Christian Soleil sheds new light on a central aspect of Mishima's philosophy, offering a fresh perspective on the life, work, and death of this literary genius.
