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is a tetralogy of novels written by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The four novels are ''Spring Snow'' (1969), ''Runaway Horses'' (1969), ''The Temple of Dawn'' (1970), and ''The Decay of the Angel'' (1971).〔(The Yukio Mishima Cyber Museum ). Village Yamanaka. Accessed May 22, 2008.〕 The series, which Mishima began writing in 1964 and which was his final work, is usually thought of as his masterpiece. Its title refers to the Mare Fecunditatis, a lunar mare. == Plot == The main timeline of the story stretches from 1912 to 1975. The viewpoint of all four books is that of Shigekuni Honda, a law student in ''Spring Snow'' who eventually becomes a wealthy retired judge in ''The Decay of the Angel''. Each of the novels depicts what Honda comes to believe are successive reincarnations of his schoolfriend Kiyoaki Matsugae, and Honda's attempts to save them from the early deaths to which they seem to be condemned by karma. This results in both personal and professional embarrassment for Honda, and eventually destroys him. The friend's successive reincarnations are: # Kiyoaki Matsugae, a young aristocrat # Isao Iinuma, a nationalist and violent extremist # Ying Chan, an indolent Thai princess # Tōru Yasunaga, a manipulative and sadistic orphan Other characters who appear in more than one book include Satoko Ayakura (Kiyoaki's lover), Tadeshina (Satoko's maid), Imperial Prince Toin, Shigeyuki Iinuma (Kiyoaki's servant and Isao's father), Keiko Hisamatsu, and Rié (Honda's wife). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Sea of Fertility」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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