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Sun and Steel: Art, Action and Ritual Death (Japanese: 太陽と鉄, Hepburn: Taiyō to Tetsu) is a book by Yukio Mishima. It is an autobiographical essay, a memoir of the author's relationship to his body.

But Mishima was an artist whose aesthetics were both impulsively and philosophically considered. Sun & Steel is effectively a manual on the ideal aesthetic life—how he sees it, anyway. The philosophy of the Sun stems from an antithesis against the life of a writer/poet.

Yukio Mishima, in his enigmatic work Sun and Steel, reveals his inner most contemplations of life, death, and beyond. This work, the elucidations of a literary genius and modern day samurai, is not easy to comprehend, especially if one has not read some of …

2024年9月9日 · Yukio Mishima writes about how he finds the limits of language in describing life and of organising society. He finds a new way to express himself through bodybuilding and the sculpting of his body's muscles.

One of his most famous works, “Sun and Steel,” delves into the duality of human nature and the struggle between the physical and spiritual realms. This article provides a summary of Mishima’s work, exploring the themes and motifs that define his literary legacy.

In this article, we will delve into Mishima’s literary world, specifically examining his use of the concepts of sun and steel in his writing. Through an analysis of his works, we will explore how Mishima uses these concepts to express his views on the relationship between the physical and the spiritual, and how they reflect his own personal ...