The Philosophy of Prosopopoeia
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The Philosophy of Prosopopoeia. / Benne, Christian.
I: Journal of Nietzsche Studies, Bind 47, Nr. 2, 2016, s. 275-286.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Philosophy of Prosopopoeia
AU - Benne, Christian
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Nietzsche’s writings are complex polyphone compositions: Nietzsche adopts a multitude of positions and voices, including their specific rhythmical features, through the rhetorical technique of prosopopoeia. This is also the case in his aphoristic books. By interpreting the famous “incipit parodia” from the preface to the second edition of GS, I argue in this essay that Nietzsche actually understands the concept of parody in the ancient sense, where it is nothing else but a form of prosopopoeia or personification—in contrast to the modern sense, where it denotes a kind of mockery. This has wide-ranging consequences for the understanding of Nietzsche’s writing in general, his theory of the mask, and his identification of tragedy and parody.
AB - Nietzsche’s writings are complex polyphone compositions: Nietzsche adopts a multitude of positions and voices, including their specific rhythmical features, through the rhetorical technique of prosopopoeia. This is also the case in his aphoristic books. By interpreting the famous “incipit parodia” from the preface to the second edition of GS, I argue in this essay that Nietzsche actually understands the concept of parody in the ancient sense, where it is nothing else but a form of prosopopoeia or personification—in contrast to the modern sense, where it denotes a kind of mockery. This has wide-ranging consequences for the understanding of Nietzsche’s writing in general, his theory of the mask, and his identification of tragedy and parody.
UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/article/623771/pdf
M3 - Journal article
VL - 47
SP - 275
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Nietzsche Studies
JF - Journal of Nietzsche Studies
SN - 0968-8005
IS - 2
ER -
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