The "Golden Pavilion Temple" is so beautiful that people envy it. then what

Yukio Mishima and his works are full of beauty, youth, violence, death, life and endless desires. The world created by Mishima has been epitomized in Kinkaku Temple: the beauty of self-destruction is beauty.

Seventy years ago, 27-year-old Yukio Mishima (1925- 1970) came to Greece. He was deeply shocked by the complete body and spirit of the Greek statue. Mishima, who practiced kendo for a long time when he was young, became more and more determined to keep fit through Spartan exercise.

Mishima, who was raised by an aristocratic grandmother who had been in contact with the Japanese royal family for a long time, realized the unique perspective of Japanese culture on beauty-mourning for things: everything has a spirit, and lamenting compassion makes sadness and beauty interlinked.

The concept of mourning literature is one of the three traditional aesthetic concepts in Japan. In addition, there is a more meaningful aesthetic concept of advocating "quietness" of imperfect things, and an aesthetic consciousness of seeking tranquility "mystery" in charm.

The lofty "inside" of classical civilization must have a firm and rich "outside". Youth, the life of the body, can be revived after destruction, showing a new life of beauty, and this violent beauty can be eternal. Because its beauty is profound and worth exploring.

If beauty can be ugly, old and dead, it can be used as a contrast. This kind of beauty can be more prominent and magnified. Yukio Mishima's novels, plays, movies and photos all show beauty and death. Even his own death is like a manifestation of violence. Mishima is as charming and topical as his works.

Some people say that his appearance is full of aura and his heart is really fragile. More people say that some people say that he is an artist who combines Yamato with western tradition and modern culture. From his return from Greece to his sudden death 18 years later, the core of Yukio Mishima's creation may be figured out in his work "Golden Pavilion Temple".

Japanese classicism has a power.

From the 49th day of his birth, Yukio Mishima was occupied by his grandmother, hoping that he could revive his family and be brought up in a closed way.

He was isolated from nature, parents and peers, lived a noble life, and studied with his grandmother in a mansion. His real name is Hiraoka Gong Wei. When he recalled his childhood, he wrote: "13 years old, I actually had a 60-year-old lover." He also said in his autobiography Confessions of a Mask that his earliest sensory memory was the body odor and sweat of dung diggers and soldiers.

Hemingway said that the best gift for a writer is an unhappy childhood. Yukio Mishima's spoiled childhood continued into middle school. The Chinese teacher who appreciated him encouraged him to study Japanese classical literature and western literature, affirmed his works and recommended him for publication.

Narcissism, self-abuse, advocating physical beauty and the influence of violence are the personality traits shaped by Yukio Mishima's external quiet growth process. A lot of reading made him "unconsciously accumulate the vision of world literature to examine the cultivation of Japanese classical literature." 」

He said that the theme of "sin" that often appears in Japanese and Greek classical literature is not abstract at all. However, it seems that Yukio Mishima's conclusion about Japanese culture can only be shared with people in the stratosphere. Because he believes that "Japanese classicism has a kind of power, stubbornly entrenched in the hearts of modern Japanese." This idea has been highly affirmed by Yasunari Kawabata, who is also troubled.

Yasunari Kawabata, who led him into the Japanese literary world, once commented on his disciples, "I have long hoped that this youngest writer will write a solid life and successfully combine classical with modern, empty flowers with inner anguish."

Naively and emotionally fantasize about the devil

Yukio Mishima said that his motivation in writing novels is "trying to get rid of the terrible emotions hidden in his heart" because he knows that he "always fantasizes about the devil naively and emotionally. 」

Evil, sin and sin have been lingering in Yukio Mishima's works. Why does anyone want to see it? Because there is always corresponding beauty, innocence and vitality in it.

1950, a young monk set fire to the golden pavilion temple with a history of more than 500 years. The reason turned out to be "I am jealous of the beauty of Jingu Temple." This true story of destruction caused by beauty deeply attracted Mishima's attention. He went to the scene and went to the northeast where the monk grew up to do an investigation and interview. Five years later, Yukio Mishima published the novel "Golden Pavilion Temple".

Mizoguchi, who is inarticulate and withdrawn, was born in a poor rural area in Maihe. "My father said that the most beautiful thing on the ground is Jingu Temple." After the abbot's father died, Mizoguchi went to Jingu Temple to become a monk. He said to himself while sweeping the floor:

Mizoguchi finally got his wish and could stay at Jingu Temple day and night. Some are dirty juniors whose abbot's name is Dick or so. The woman I liked since childhood laughed at his ugliness and defects, but willingly fell in love with a vulgar lover. Jingu Temple, which survived the war safely, is still so beautiful and brilliant, and people's ugliness must be punished.

Where is this end point? Set fire to the golden pavilion.

Expect to die for the ideal.

Critics asked Mishima if it was possible to rewrite the last chapter of the burning of the Golden Pavilion Temple. Mishima said that stopping doing I halfway is very harmful to health.

The last paragraph of the book is: "Just like a person has finished a job, it's time to have a rest. I think I still want to live. 」

Mishima, who finished "Golden Pavilion Temple", was only 365,438+0 years old, and he would continue to create "self-destructive beauty" until he committed suicide at the age of 45.

Mishima held a "sweet expectation" for death all his life, expecting to die for his ideal.

The core of "Golden Pavilion Temple" is beauty and death, which is also the starting point and foothold of all Yukio Mishima's creations.