Essays about: "the Dionysian"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words the Dionysian.

1. 1. "And lo! Apollo Could Not Live Without Dionysus" A Nietzschean Study of the Apollonian and Dionysian in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

   Author : Jessica Kafa; [2023]
   Keywords : Donna Tartt; The Secret History; Nietzsche; Apollonian; Dionysian; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Previous research on Donna Tartt’s debut novel The Secret History in regards to its intertextual relevance has helped in understanding the traditional campus novel, as well as redefined the classical murder mystery. However, little research has been made on its characters and its portrayal of the human experience. READ MORE

3. 2. Apollonian and Dionysian Psychology in The Age of Innocence : A Psychoanalytical Essay

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Isak Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Nietzsche; Freud; Wharton; Apollo; Dionysus; Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Literature;

   Abstract : The dichotomous concepts of order and chaos represented by the mythological Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus, as outlined by Friedrich Nietzsche in his controversial 1872 book on dramatic theory, The Birth of Tragedy, will in this essay serve as the primary literary concepts utilized in a psychoanalysis of the main character and his struggles in the American realist novel The Age of Innocence published in 1920. The social tragedy at the center of the novel written by the now canonical author Edith Wharton pits the protagonist, Newland Archer, against his own morality, in a battle between duty and passion, and conflicting personality traits. READ MORE

4. 3. "A Morbid Longing for the Picturesque" : The Pursuit of Beauty in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Charles Perseus D'Aniello; [2021]
   Keywords : beauty; destruction; Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomy; Donna Tartt; The Secret History; The Birth of Tragedy; Nietzsche;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes the theme of the pursuit of beauty in The Secret History. It analyzes the main characters’ concept of beauty, their manner of seeking beauty, as well as the result of this search. READ MORE

5. 4. Aspects of Control in Donna Tartt's The Secret History

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Maria Grip; [2019]
   Keywords : Donna Tartt; The Secret History; Control; New Criticism; Symbols; Images; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In literature there is a great variety of detective novels and The Secret History is one that presents the whydunnit-plot pattern, as the murderers are exposed early on. Another extensive part of The Secret History is its connection to Greek tragedies and Dionysian influences. READ MORE

6. 5. The Statement that is Randolph Carter: Growth in a Nihilistic Universe

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Ludwig Karlsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Lovecraft; Nietzsche; Nihilism; Randolph Carter;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to give a nuanced and problematized view of the notion that the literary universe of H.P. Lovecraft is purely nihilistic, in the most basic sense of the word, and instead try to show that it, in spite of this actually allows for both hope and growth for its characters. READ MORE