« Nous sommes tous nihilistes » : l’engagement politique chez Mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantine
Several intellectuals, such as Suga Hidemi and Oguma Eiji, have emphasized the similarities between Mishima’s conception of politics and the radical activism of the New Left in the late 1960s. For both the novelist and the young revolutionary group, political activism seems to have been motivated by...
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2017-12-01
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| author | Thomas Garcin |
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| description | Several intellectuals, such as Suga Hidemi and Oguma Eiji, have emphasized the similarities between Mishima’s conception of politics and the radical activism of the New Left in the late 1960s. For both the novelist and the young revolutionary group, political activism seems to have been motivated by a form of disillusionment and/or nihilism. The purpose of this article is to reconsider the parallel drawn between Mishima and the New left by highlighting its limits and virtues. Although comparing one writer with a collective movement certainly implies analytical shortcuts, I argue that this parallel also provides a better understanding of the motivations of their radicalism and brings to light various existential approaches to political activism. To this end, the comparison has been extended to other writers such as Ōe Kenzaburō (1935-) and Takahashi Kazumi (1931-1971). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4448ef7bd78644489e3182037ef5a8682022-12-22T04:33:27ZengInstitut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaiseEbisu: Études Japonaises2189-18932017-12-015414717510.4000/ebisu.2080« Nous sommes tous nihilistes » : l’engagement politique chez Mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantineThomas GarcinSeveral intellectuals, such as Suga Hidemi and Oguma Eiji, have emphasized the similarities between Mishima’s conception of politics and the radical activism of the New Left in the late 1960s. For both the novelist and the young revolutionary group, political activism seems to have been motivated by a form of disillusionment and/or nihilism. The purpose of this article is to reconsider the parallel drawn between Mishima and the New left by highlighting its limits and virtues. Although comparing one writer with a collective movement certainly implies analytical shortcuts, I argue that this parallel also provides a better understanding of the motivations of their radicalism and brings to light various existential approaches to political activism. To this end, the comparison has been extended to other writers such as Ōe Kenzaburō (1935-) and Takahashi Kazumi (1931-1971).http://journals.openedition.org/ebisu/2080Mishima YukioNew LeftTakahashi KazumiIdeological novelNihilism |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Garcin « Nous sommes tous nihilistes » : l’engagement politique chez Mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantine Ebisu: Études Japonaises Mishima Yukio New Left Takahashi Kazumi Ideological novel Nihilism |
| title | « Nous sommes tous nihilistes » : l’engagement politique chez Mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantine |
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| title_short | « Nous sommes tous nihilistes » : l’engagement politique chez Mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantine |
| title_sort | nous sommes tous nihilistes l engagement politique chez mishima et la nouvelle gauche estudiantine |
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