Nietzsche and Irish Modernism

Patrick Bixby

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English

Manchester University Press
18 October 2022

Literary theory; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Philosophy: aesthetics

Nietzsche and Irish Modernism demonstrates how the ideas of the controversial German philosopher played a crucial role in the emergence and evolution of a distinctly Irish brand of modernist culture.

Making an essential new contribution to the history of modernism, the book traces the circulation of these ideas through the writings of George Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, and James Joyce, as well as through minor works of literature, magazine articles, newspaper debates, public lectures, and private correspondence. These materials reveal a response to Nietzsche that created abiding tensions between Irish cultural production and reigning religious and nationalist orthodoxies, during an anxious period of Home Rule agitation, world war, revolution, civil war, and state building. With its wealth of detail, the book greatly enriches our understanding of modernist culture as a site of convergence between art and politics, indigenous concerns and foreign perspectives.

By: Patrick Bixby
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN: 9781526163219
ISBN 10: 1526163217
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Nietzsche, Ireland, Modernism 1 Shaw: ‘An English (or Irish) Nietzsche’ 2 Yeats: ‘Proud hard gift-giving joyousness’ 3 Joyce: ‘James Overman’ 4 War: ‘The duel between Nietzsche and civilisation’ 5 Postwar: ‘The Forerunner’ Index -- .

Patrick Bixby is Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University.

Reviews for Nietzsche and Irish Modernism

‘Compelling and fresh, Patrick Bixby’s cultural history shows how Irish modernists summoned Nietzsche to envision bold political change and invent revolutionary aesthetic forms. Whether it’s the surprising Shaw or the underappreciated George Eagerton, Tom Kettle in war archives or Joyce and Yeats anew, you’ll appreciate seeing what makes Irish modernism distinct.’ James McNaughton, The University of Alabama -- .