Yukio Mishima subliminal or sublime ?
I am quite sure it must have been 1996 or so when I can recall discussing the work of Yukio Mishima with my friend S. at this time we were studying the foundation of a musical style we had been discussing since '93, influences and what it impacted in that time and age at several levels.
Shortly after that we actually purchased at the same time the first work of Yukio Mishima we could get our hands on, it was a small piece themed after the famous robber Genet. We met some time after a bank holiday when we had decided to go to Bairro Alto, but none of us was present for that outing. I still remember the serious jokes and intense laughs based on that precise book, it was a good laugh, but the worse was to come...
Shortly after that I read "Sun and Steel" and a few critiques by Kawabata, it was enough to make up my mind about the potential of Mishima's work for my studies and personal initiatives.
I believe that our interpretations on Mishima's work divided our courses of study and literary direction, I can recall at least 3 friends whose opinions about Mishima's work would divide this way.
Mishima's beliefs on most mocking most intellectuals that favour the mind to the physical can be offensive to many, and also can passionately divide people with similar opinions and points of view, the lines of Mishima's work are very well crafted in messing with inner beliefs and systems. Consider for instances that two individuals share in common core beliefs, Mishima's work will act on the differences in lateral thoughts, that are commonly underestimated by both individuals, it happens that many core beliefs are supported by lateral beliefs in their foundation (often lateral beliefs will more logic orientated than core beliefs, which tend to be influenced by feelings and that type of hype...)
The procedure of Mishima's work is as any top salesman will know very accurate, strong and its cold logic will make any intellectual feel uneasy and inferior by the stamina and focus of his work. Most intelectuals make use of a status standard to despise the strenght factor, often not believing it themselves but feeling that making others believe that the pen is mightier than the sword is the way to at least reinforcing their personal beliefs or actually starting to believe themselves... you get the picture.
Mishima killed any future argument about the power of his beliefs when he killed himself, I dont believe any criticism about his work after his death was ever taken seriously. He walked the walk, and that genuine attitude scares the shit out of any intellectual (guess why...)
Looking back I cannot decide if the influence of Mishima's works did good or harm to me or any of my friends that read it at the time, the thing that will marks us forever is the intensity of the work. Mishima's did the strongest advertisement campaign in the history of modern literature, his work wins over critics even because he was capable of doing what no literary critic or columnist can do: Take his words to the ultimate consequences.
What everyone seems to forget is that long before the German philosopher did state that the mind is more influenced by the body rather than the other way around, and the ones that do remember that dont seem to fully understand the deeper implications. I guess everyone is in the end afraid of knowing themselves.
It set us all apart, made us go forth alone, and I guess that alone we found our own paths.
Shortly after that we actually purchased at the same time the first work of Yukio Mishima we could get our hands on, it was a small piece themed after the famous robber Genet. We met some time after a bank holiday when we had decided to go to Bairro Alto, but none of us was present for that outing. I still remember the serious jokes and intense laughs based on that precise book, it was a good laugh, but the worse was to come...
Shortly after that I read "Sun and Steel" and a few critiques by Kawabata, it was enough to make up my mind about the potential of Mishima's work for my studies and personal initiatives.
I believe that our interpretations on Mishima's work divided our courses of study and literary direction, I can recall at least 3 friends whose opinions about Mishima's work would divide this way.
Mishima's beliefs on most mocking most intellectuals that favour the mind to the physical can be offensive to many, and also can passionately divide people with similar opinions and points of view, the lines of Mishima's work are very well crafted in messing with inner beliefs and systems. Consider for instances that two individuals share in common core beliefs, Mishima's work will act on the differences in lateral thoughts, that are commonly underestimated by both individuals, it happens that many core beliefs are supported by lateral beliefs in their foundation (often lateral beliefs will more logic orientated than core beliefs, which tend to be influenced by feelings and that type of hype...)
The procedure of Mishima's work is as any top salesman will know very accurate, strong and its cold logic will make any intellectual feel uneasy and inferior by the stamina and focus of his work. Most intelectuals make use of a status standard to despise the strenght factor, often not believing it themselves but feeling that making others believe that the pen is mightier than the sword is the way to at least reinforcing their personal beliefs or actually starting to believe themselves... you get the picture.
Mishima killed any future argument about the power of his beliefs when he killed himself, I dont believe any criticism about his work after his death was ever taken seriously. He walked the walk, and that genuine attitude scares the shit out of any intellectual (guess why...)
Looking back I cannot decide if the influence of Mishima's works did good or harm to me or any of my friends that read it at the time, the thing that will marks us forever is the intensity of the work. Mishima's did the strongest advertisement campaign in the history of modern literature, his work wins over critics even because he was capable of doing what no literary critic or columnist can do: Take his words to the ultimate consequences.
What everyone seems to forget is that long before the German philosopher did state that the mind is more influenced by the body rather than the other way around, and the ones that do remember that dont seem to fully understand the deeper implications. I guess everyone is in the end afraid of knowing themselves.
It set us all apart, made us go forth alone, and I guess that alone we found our own paths.
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