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

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. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Perspectives of Nietzsche....Pages 1-15 Yeats and Aristocracy....Pages 16-44 Rilke’s Angels and the Übermensch....Pages 45-78 Mann: Beyond Good and Evil....Pages 79-110 Lawrence: How One Becomes What One Is....Pages 111-143 God and Nietzsche’s Madman....Pages 144-158 Back Matter....Pages 159-175