Madness and Perversion of Yukio Mishima

by Jerry S. Piven

This psychological study focuses on one of Japan's most prolific writers, Yukio Mishima, whose fiction was suffused with images of sadomasochism, homosexual rape, hatred of women, vengeance, rage, and humiliation. Mishima's violent homoerotic imagery and fascistic politics have aroused a range of reactions--from hostile criticism to idealizing fantasies and even militant devotion. Still, he has been called an extraordinary talent and compared to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275979857
• ISBN13: 9780275979850
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"