Zarathustra in Paris
Subtitle: The Nietzsche Vogue in France, 1891-1918
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780875802695
Subjects: European history: First World War; History of ideas, intellectual history; Western philosophy, c 1800 to c 1900; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; First World War, 1914-1918; c 1800 to c 1900; c 1900 - c 1914; History; History - General History; History: World; Eastern Europe; Europe - France; History & Surveys - Modern; Social History; Eastern Europe - General; 19th century; 20th century; Civilization; France; German influences; Intellectual life
Description: "Forth reveals the subtle ties between the reception of Nietzsche and the shifting currents of social and political developments leading to World War I. In 1900 many deemed Nietzsche a "good European" who transcended national divisions, but by 1914 patriotic fervor led many French critics to repudiate Nietzsche and his disciples. During the Great War most intellectuals turned against Nietzsche, with Leon Daudet blaming him for laying the philosophical groundwork for German barbarities in Belgium and occupied France." "Opening new avenues for understanding French and European intellectual life in the era before the Great War, Zarathustra in Paris will appeal to anyone interested in the literary and political avant-garde of the early twentieth century."--Jacket.