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Transfiguring tragedy : Schopenhauer, Stirner, and Nietzsche in Eugene O'Neill early plays / Ryder Thornton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thornton, Ryder, author.
- Series:
- Routledge advances in theatre & performance studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953--Criticism and interpretation.
- O'Neill, Eugene.
- Stirner, Max, 1806-1856--Influence.
- Stirner, Max.
- Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860--Influence.
- Schopenhauer, Arthur.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Influence.
- Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.
- Philosophy in literature.
- Irony in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2024.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Suffering and solace: Nietzsche and Schopenhauer in the early one-act plays
- Chapter 2. Rites of passage: suffering, illusion and possession in the Glencairn plays
- Chapter 3. Tragedies of ownness: Stirner's philosophy of egoism in the first full-length plays
- Chapter 4. Drums and the man: Ceremony, power, and race in The Emperor Jones
- Chapter 5. "New forces out of the old": Nietzsche, Stirner, Christian Symbolism, and Vedantic Philosophy in "Anna Christie"
- Chapter 6. Apes and ghosts: Philosophy, tragedy, and comedy in The Hairy Ape.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Thornton, Ryder. Transfiguring tragedy
- ISBN:
- 9781040088647 (electronic bk.)
- 1040088643 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032424816
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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