AS 213.327 - Nietzsche and the Poets

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

This course will examine the impact of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy on literature and literary criticism around 1900. Students will read selected texts by Nietzsche as well as fictional and poetic works that allude implicitly or explicitly to Nietzsche’s writing. Authors to include: Thomas Mann, Rilke, Benn, Hofmannsthal, and Stefan George. While the course will focus on the exchange between literature and philosophy, it will also attempt to formulate key aspects of a theory of modern art based on Nietzsche’s work.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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