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This book is the first major study that explores the intrinsic connection between music and myth, as Nietzsche conceived of it in __The Birth of Tragedy__ (1872), in three great works of modern literature: Romain Rolland’s Nobel Prize winning novel __Jean-Christophe__ (1904-12), James Joyce’s modernist epic __Ulysses__ (1922), and Thomas Mann’s late masterpiece __Doctor Faustus__ (1947). Juxtaposing Nietzsche’s conception of the Apollonian and Dionysian with narrative depictions of music and myth, Josh Torabi challenges the common view that the latter half of __The Birth of Tragedy__ is of secondary importance to the first. Informed by a deep knowledge of Nietzsche’s early aesthetics, the book goes on to offer a fresh and original perspective on __Ulysses__ and __Doctor Faustus__, two world-famous novels that are rarely discussed together, and makes the case for the significance of __Jean-Christophe__, which has been unfairly neglected in the Anglophone world, despite Rolland’s status as a major figure in twentieth-century intellectual and literary history. This unique study reveals new depths to the work of our most enduring writers and thinkers.

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Author

Josh Torabi

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780367550790

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Music, Literary Fiction