Araştırma Makalesi

Nietzschean Reverberations in Thomas Hardy’s “Hap” and “A Plaint to Man”

Cilt: 42 Sayı: 1 30 Haziran 2025
PDF İndir
TR EN

Nietzschean Reverberations in Thomas Hardy’s “Hap” and “A Plaint to Man”

Abstract

The perpetual affinity between philosophy and poetry in terms of providing an apt site for contemplation upon humane concerns is known to have been at the heart of a considerable number of academic researches. Given that there has been a revival of interest in delving into the nature of the referred affinity since modern period, Friedrich Nietzsche as one of the most influential philosophers of the period in the Western tradition can be said to have added a novel dimension to the dyad between philosophy and literature or philosophy and poetry. The tenets of his philosophy have been transposed into a variety of literary genres, particularly into poetry, and his ideas have been compared with certain literary figures. At this point, it must be highlighted that there exists limited number of studies about the bond between Nietzsche and one of his English contemporaries, novelist and poet Thomas Hardy notwithstanding the conformities in their outlook on life. Therefore, this study aims to elucidate the adaptability of the distinctive features of Nietzschean philosophy into Hardy’s two poems, “Hap” and “A Plaint to Man” and to impel contemporary readers to reoccupy their notions about poetry as a means to philosophising things in the world.

Keywords

Friedrich Nietzsche , Thomas Hardy , philosophy and poetry , modern poetry

Kaynakça

  1. Asquith, M. (2005). Thomas Hardy, metaphysics and music. Palgrave Macmillan.
  2. Bailey, D. S. (2024). Science, human flourishing, and the “metaphysical need” in Nietzsche’s free spirit works. In Michael J. McNeal (Ed.), Nietzsche’s philosophy of life affirmation: Experimenting with art and science to transfigure humankind (pp. 137-154). Palgrave Macmillan.
  3. Belliotti, R. A. (2017). Nietzsche’s will to power: Eagles, lions and serpents. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  4. Bhatnagar, M. K. (2000). Twentieth Century literature in English. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors.
  5. Bloom, H. (2004). Comprehensive research and study guide: Thomas Hardy, Bloom’s major poets. Chelsea House Publishers.
  6. Bronk, R. (2009). The romantic economist: Imagination in economics. Cambridge University Press.
  7. Collins. (n.d.). Hap. In collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved January 12, 2025, from https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hap
  8. Copleston, F.S.J. (1994). A history of philosophy Volume VII, Modern philosophy: From the Post-Kantian idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Image Books Doubleday.
  9. Corcoran, N. (2007). The Cambridge companion to Twentieth-Century English poetry. Cambridge University Press.
  10. Hardy, T. (1866). Hap. In Ned Halley, The poems of Thomas Hardy: A new selection (p.8). MacMillan Collector’s Library.

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çameli, M. M. (2025). Nietzschean Reverberations in Thomas Hardy’s “Hap” and “A Plaint to Man”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 42(1), 236-247. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.1561451