Nietzsche and Modern Literature Themes in Yeats, Rilke, Mann and Lawrence [Paperback]

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.Perspectives of Nietzsche - Yeats and Aristocracy - Rilke's Angels and the ' bermensch' - Mann: Beyond Good and Evil - Lawrence: How One Becomes What One Is - God and Nietzsche's Madman - Notes and References - Bibliography - Index