Gide, Nietzsche, and the ghost of philosophy

Authors
Maleuvre, D
Citation
D. Maleuvre, Gide, Nietzsche, and the ghost of philosophy, MOSAIC, 33(1), 2000, pp. 77-94
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Literature
Journal title
MOSAIC-A JOURNAL FOR THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF LITERATURE
ISSN journal
00271276 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
77 - 94
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-1276(200003)33:1<77:GNATGO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Gide's novels can be understood not only as bearing the influence of philos ophy, but also as supporting a critical and thematic stance toward it. The influence comes into sharp relief in Gide's intellectual connection and deb t to Nietzsche. How Gide negotiates this debt, while staking his personal c laim to the philosophical voice, is the subject of this essay.