Portraits of the Artist: Dionysian Creativity in Selected Works by Gabriele D'Annunzio and Thomas Mann

by Jessica Wood

Overview

The Dionysian - an impetus towards abandon, intoxication and creativity, but also chaos and death - captured the imagination of both Gabriele D'Annunzio and Thomas Mann. Both admired Friedrich Nietzsche and engaged with his iconic yet enigmatic idea of the 'Dionysian' in their depictions of writers and artists, as explored in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787070035
Publisher:	Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Edition description:	New
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jessica Wood completed her PhD in German Studies and Italian Studies at the University of Birmingham. Her article «The art of dying in Il trionfo della morte» will appear in a special issue of Forum Italicum dedicated to Gabriele D’Annunzio in August 2017.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Nietzsche’s Dionysian and Its Reception – The Dionysian Artist and Liminality – Dionysian Creativity and Primitive Regression – Dionysian Creativity and Sublimation.