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Book SynopsisThis book explores the emergence and significance of 'a Nietzschean heroic model' in 20th-century popular culture, some notable examples of which are James Bond, Tarzan, and Hannibal Lecter.
Trade ReviewIf one thinks that fascism was the only political Nietzscheanism of the 20th century, Ishay Landa's compelling and enthralling book reminds us of Nietzsche as a philosophical inspiration behind Tarzan, James Bond, Dr. Lecter and others as popular (un-)political heroes as well. -- Bernhard H. F. Taureck, University of Braunschweig
Ishay Landa's book provides an interesting and provocative analysis of the development of this notion, and raises a number of important questions concerning the ways in which popular culture, politics and philosophy interact. * Metapsychology Online *
Far from being 'untimely,' Nietzsche is just as current today as he was in his own time, as is testified by his pervasive presence in politics, literature, cinematography and popular culture. With his refined and richly interdisciplinary analysis, Ishay Landa has earned himself a prominent place in Nietzsche's never-ending bibliography. -- Domenico Losurdo, University of Urbino
Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I Chapter 2 Nietzsche, the Popular and the 'Grand Economy' Chapter 3 How to Tame a Bulldog: The Social Mission of the Nietzschean Hero Chapter 4 Popular Nietzscheanism: Aesthetics for Everyone and No One Part 5 Part II Chapter 6 Realism, Romanticism, Byronism: The Genealogy of the Nietzschean Hero Chapter 7 The Bourgeois Renaissance of Aristocratic Heroism Chapter 8 'The Joy of the Knife': Nietzschean Glorification of Crime
