Misogyny and Yukio Mishima

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English - February 23, 2024 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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In part two of this two-part episode on misogyny in Japanese literature, we're talking about the life and work of Yukio Mishima, especially by way of his I-Novel, Confessions of a Mask.

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400 years of attitudes about women in JapanWoman in modern Japanese literature, especially in the work of some of its most important writers

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This episode is rated mature.

CW: misogyny, fictional rape, internalized homophobia, suicide

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