Description: Goethe, Nietzsche, and Wagner: Their Spinozan Epics of Love and Power [Paperback] Seung, T. K. Product Overview The author reads Goethe's Faust as the first epic written under Spinoza's influence. He shows how its thematic development is governed by Spinoza's pantheistic naturalism. He further contends that Wagner and Nietzsche have tried to surpass their mentor Goethe's work by writing their own Spinozan epics of love and power in The Ring of the Nibelung and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. These Spinozan epics are designed to succeed the Christian epics in the Western literary tradition. Whereas the Christian epics dared to groom human beings for their destiny in the supernatural world, the Spinozan epics try to reinstate humanity as the children of Mother Nature and overcome their alienation from the natural world, which had been dictated by the long reign of Christianity. However, it has been well noted that none of these new epics seems to hang together thematically as a coherent work. By his Spinozan reading, the author not only demonstrates the thematic unity of each of them singly, but further illustrates their thematic relation with each other. Read more Details Publisher : Lexington Books (April 4, 2006) Language : English Paperback : 402 pages ISBN-10 : 0739111280 ISBN-13 : 84 Item Weight : 2.31 pounds Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.18 x 8.94 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,526,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #986 in German Literary Criticism (Books) #118,115 in Philosophy (Books) #986 in German Literary Criticism (Books) #118,115 in Philosophy (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0739111280
ISBN10: 0739111280
ISBN13: 9780739111284
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Brand: Lexington Books
GTIN: 09780739111284
Number of Pages: 402 Pages
Publication Name: Goethe, Nietzsche, and Wagner : Their Spinozan Epics of Love and Power
Language: English
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Subject: European / German, Individual Philosophers, General, Genres & Styles / Opera, History & Surveys / Modern
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 1.2 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.2 Oz
Author: T. K. Seung
Subject Area: Music, Literary Criticism, Philosophy
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
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