Research Article

‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK

Volume: 24 Number: 3 September 30, 2022
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‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The cyclical nature of the human experience has been widely discussed through the cynical mind-set of the postmodern era. Jeanette Winterson’s 2007 novel, The Stone Gods, stands out as one of the texts that revolve around this pessimistic discussion concerning the cyclical and repetitive nature of the human condition and history. Besides the implication of this never-ending cycle of the human experience as part of the action of the narrative, the repeating appearance of the certain parts of an old book throughout the narrative also resonates the fact that history as a narrative keeps repeating itself. In this respect, the circular or rather spiral nature of historical progress is highlighted through a fictional intertextuality. Winterson’s novel also epitomizes the Deleuzean control society and various forms of violence as the central concept around which the repeating pattern of human behaviour revolves. In this context, the article aims to discuss how control and violence as the central concepts of the novel are represented in a variety of ways, ranging from the anthropocentric violence that is directed towards nature, to systemic violence that the individuals are subjected to by institutional structures in the light of Nietzsche’s argument on the immanent violence of human nature and his concepts of will to power and the overman, which is exceptionally represented as the artificial intelligence.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2022

Submission Date

February 24, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 29, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 24 Number: 3

APA
Akşehir, M. (2022). ‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 24(3), 923-934. https://doi.org/10.16953/deusosbil.1078701
AMA
1.Akşehir M. ‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK. DEU Journal of GSSS. 2022;24(3):923-934. doi:10.16953/deusosbil.1078701
Chicago
Akşehir, Mahinur. 2022. “‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 (3): 923-34. https://doi.org/10.16953/deusosbil.1078701.
EndNote
Akşehir M (September 1, 2022) ‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 3 923–934.
IEEE
[1]M. Akşehir, “‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK”, DEU Journal of GSSS, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 923–934, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.16953/deusosbil.1078701.
ISNAD
Akşehir, Mahinur. “‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24/3 (September 1, 2022): 923-934. https://doi.org/10.16953/deusosbil.1078701.
JAMA
1.Akşehir M. ‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK. DEU Journal of GSSS. 2022;24:923–934.
MLA
Akşehir, Mahinur. “‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 3, Sept. 2022, pp. 923-34, doi:10.16953/deusosbil.1078701.
Vancouver
1.Mahinur Akşehir. ‘A REPEATING WORLD’: A READING OF THE CYCLICALITY OF VIOLENCE IN WINTERSON’S THE STONE GODS THROUGH A NIETZSCHEAN FRAMEWORK. DEU Journal of GSSS. 2022 Sep. 1;24(3):923-34. doi:10.16953/deusosbil.1078701