Nietzsche and Modern Literature: Themes in Yeats, Rilke, Mann and Lawrence

May, Keith M.

Nietzsche's work has greatly influenced twentieth-century ideas and culture, but four European writers may be regarded as particularly 'Nietzschean'. Keith May discusses parallels between Nietzsche and these four authors, emphasizing order of rank in Yeats; the qualities of Rilke's Angels as compared with those of the overman; Mann's explorations of the spiritual territory beyond good and evil, and Lawrence's treatment of will to power.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1988-03-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333392706

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19116-1

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 175