研究発表　『金閣寺』論　―三島由紀夫の変身物語として―

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  • A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF KINKAKUJI\nAs a metamorphosis of Mishima Yukio

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In Mishima Yukio's works there are series of novels called "novels of individuals". They seem to have started with Tōzoku (The Thieves), but the first time Mishima used this term "novels of individuals" was in Kinkaku-ji (The Temple of Golden Pavilion). Then this term was handed down to Kyōko No le (House of Kyoko), and to his posthumas work, Hōjō no Umi (The Sea of Fertility). Each of these series of novels has both "an outward theme" and “hidden theme." In the case of Kinkaku-ji, though the theme of "beauty" comes to the front, it is no more than a motive of the arsonist, and Mishima himself never commented on beauty, referring to Kinkaku-ji. Therefore, the theme of "beauty" is only "an outward theme," and "a hidden theme" should be another. One remarkable thing about Kinkaku-ji is that he had started body building just around when he wa writing this novel. That is to say that Mishima wrote Kinkaku-ji, while seeing his own muscles increasing. Moreover, he once recollected that "I studied ‘the female principle' thoroughly in my twenties, and ‘the male principle', in the thirties". Mishima's thirties began with Kinkaku-ji. Naturally this novel marks the beginning of `the male principle'. His essays written in this period, such as "Waga Miseraretaru Mono" (What Really Attracted Me),"Jiko Kaizo No Kokoromi" (The Trial of Rebuilding Myself)," Body building Tetsugaku" (The Philosophy of Body Building). "Boxing to Shōsetsu" (Boxing and novels), his desire for metamorphosis and his longing for masculinity are apparant. Since this novel was written during the time of his transition from ‘the female principle' to ‘the male principle,' it was rendered with the same purpose of transition. Hence, the hero's desire for metamorphosis leads to his arsoning of Kinkaku-ji Temple. Besides, Kinkaku-ji temple represents Uiko. That is, Uiko is also the symbol of `female principle.' By analyzing the relation among Mizoguchi, Uiko, and Kinkaku-ji temple, I followed the process of Mizoguchi's transition to ‘the male principle'; he achieved it by conquering ‘the female principle' in the arsoning of Kinkaku-ji Temple. And I figured it as its ‘hidden theme.'

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