Nietzsche and Joyce : the celebration of life in Ulysses

This paper suggests the value of reading James Joyce's Ulysses through the lens of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring his philosophies on the 'free spirit', 'perspectivism' and eternal recurrence. While Joyce does encounter some problems with the Nietzschean ideal of a 'fre...

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Main Author: Yeo, Tse Yin Tessa Marie
Other Authors: Richard Alan Barlow
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-702612019-12-10T14:07:38Z Nietzsche and Joyce : the celebration of life in Ulysses Yeo, Tse Yin Tessa Marie Richard Alan Barlow School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities This paper suggests the value of reading James Joyce's Ulysses through the lens of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring his philosophies on the 'free spirit', 'perspectivism' and eternal recurrence. While Joyce does encounter some problems with the Nietzschean ideal of a 'free spirit', this paper will argue that he is ultimately able to bring these contradictory views into a harmonious balance by the end of the novel. Bachelor of Arts 2017-04-18T02:38:28Z 2017-04-18T02:38:28Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70261 en Nanyang Technological University 40 p. application/pdf
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Nietzsche and Joyce : the celebration of life in Ulysses
description This paper suggests the value of reading James Joyce's Ulysses through the lens of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring his philosophies on the 'free spirit', 'perspectivism' and eternal recurrence. While Joyce does encounter some problems with the Nietzschean ideal of a 'free spirit', this paper will argue that he is ultimately able to bring these contradictory views into a harmonious balance by the end of the novel.
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