Patriotism

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  • Author: Mishima, Yukio
    Contributor:

    Sargent, Geoffrey W.

    Summary:

    "Was it death he was now waiting for? Or a wild ecstasy of the senses?" For the youngarmy officer of Yukio Mishima's seminal story, "Patriotism," death and ecstasy become intertwined. With his unique rigor and passion, Mishima hones in on the body as the great tragic stage for all we call social, ritual, political."

    Subject(s): Fiction
    Original Publisher: New York : New Directions Publishing, 1966
    Language(s): English

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DC Contributor

Sargent, Geoffrey W.

Abstract

"Was it death he was now waiting for? Or a wild ecstasy of the senses?" For the youngarmy officer of Yukio Mishima's seminal story, "Patriotism," death and ecstasy become intertwined. With his unique rigor and passion, Mishima hones in on the body as the great tragic stage for all we call social, ritual, political."

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Fiction
Publisher (Source)

New York : New Directions Publishing, 1966

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ISBN

9780811213127

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