幻想の力 : 三島由紀夫『サド侯爵夫人』

The mystery and madness dwelling in the "normal" man and woman are the main problems of Madame de Sade by Mishima Yukio, one of the best modern dramas written in Japan. By accepting the ugly and the forbidden the writers--de Sade and Mishima as well--can reveal a profound truth and answer an unspoken human need.In this article the author--introducing basic facts of new theatre development and Mishima\u27s new dramas--raises the theme of illusion as an important factor in the creative method of the work as well as in Mishima\u27s attitude to world. The heroine of Madame de Sade, Renée, taking illusion for reality, could not accept the real man--de Sade--on his return home from prison and had to reject him at the turning point of her life, until then devoted to her "scandalous" husband, the Marquis de Sade