Elucidation of the creation process of Yukio Mishima literature during the study period

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K16777
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Hijiyama University
• Principal Investigator: KUNAI YUMIKO 比治山大学, 現代文化学部, 准教授 (70726398)
• Research Collaborator: SHIMIZU Akio
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 清水文雄書入 / 「古今和歌集」 / 「伊勢物語」 / 「文芸文化」

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The common trait seen among contributors or the "dojin" of Bungeibunka, including Fumio Shimizu, is their determination to grasp the essence of Japanese classical literature through the "poet's eye," while relying on the traditional empirical Japanese literature interpretation. The fact that they interacted vigorously with poets and authors such as Shizuo Ito, Haruo Sato, and Yoichi Nakagawa proves this point. After his talent was discovered by the dojins such as Shimizu, Mishima was allowed to participate in the Japanese classical literature workshops they hosted. The knowledge Mishima gained there was reflected thoroughly in his later works. They deemed Mishima highly as an individual who had the potential to connect scholars of classical Japanese literature with the poets, and Mishima in return was able to fulfill their expectations. Thus, one may say that the fundamentals of Mishima's studying period as an author was built by multiple mentors including the above dojins.

Free Research Field

日本近代文学