Research Article

NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED

Number: 32 December 9, 2021
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NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED

Abstract

One of the most influential English writers of twentieth century David Herbert Lawrence makes biblical allusions in his novella titled The Man Who Died. Lawrence casts aspersions on the doctrines of Christianity and raises doubts about Christians’ established truths in the same way that German philospher and cultural critic Nietzsche does. That is to say, the main generic affinity which links Lawrence’s novella to Nietzsche’s theoretical postulations is their comparable outlook on religion. Both of these writers take an unconventional approach to Christianity by means of especially reevaluating Jesus Christ’s teachings and sufferings. Furthermore, Lawrence goes as far as ancient Egyptian myths to dig deep into the roots of evil and enables us to analyse moral issues and makes us discover some of the reasons why immoral people or gods cause others to suffer. The events relating to morality in Lawrence’s novel can be elucidated through Nietzschean notions, such as three spiritual phases symbolized by “the camel”, “the lion”, and “the child”, “asceticism”, “master vs slave morality”, “ ressentiment”, “life and death” and “revenge”. In spite of the fact that Nietzsche directs his criticisms particulary to Judaism and Christianity, Nietzschean notions can also be applied to religions like ancient Egyptian ones, which are explored by Lawrence in his novella.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Philosophy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 9, 2021

Submission Date

August 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 8, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 32

APA
Carban, Y. (2021). NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED. FLSF Felsefe Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 32, 291-306. https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.988046
AMA
1.Carban Y. NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED. FLSF. 2021;(32):291-306. doi:10.53844/flsf.988046
Chicago
Carban, Yeşim. 2021. “NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED”. FLSF Felsefe Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, nos. 32: 291-306. https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.988046.
EndNote
Carban Y (December 1, 2021) NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 32 291–306.
IEEE
[1]Y. Carban, “NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED”, FLSF, no. 32, pp. 291–306, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.53844/flsf.988046.
ISNAD
Carban, Yeşim. “NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED”. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 32 (December 1, 2021): 291-306. https://doi.org/10.53844/flsf.988046.
JAMA
1.Carban Y. NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED. FLSF. 2021;:291–306.
MLA
Carban, Yeşim. “NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED”. FLSF Felsefe Ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 32, Dec. 2021, pp. 291-06, doi:10.53844/flsf.988046.
Vancouver
1.Yeşim Carban. NIETZSCHEAN TRANSVALUATION OF ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS VALUES IN D.H. LAWRENCE’S THE MAN WHO DIED. FLSF. 2021 Dec. 1;(32):291-306. doi:10.53844/flsf.988046

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