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A Decadence Baedeker: D'Annunzio's The Triumph of Death
- Author(s):
- Joseph Galbo (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Cultural Studies, Place Studies, Textual Scholarship
- Subject(s):
- Nineteenth century, Twentieth century
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- cultural history, cultural studies, Italian fascism, Italian history, Italian LIterature, 19th century, 20th century
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6J817
- Abstract:
- This article investigates how Gabriele D’Annunzio’s The Triumph of Death brings together Nietzsche’s ideas and Wagner’s music and interweaves them with the motifs of literary Decadence and the author’s own particular sexual politics. The novel is an experimental text striving to be a Gesemtkunstswerk, an integrated work that incorporates music, painting, poetry, regional folklore, and private thoughts about personal and national power. I discuss the novel’s themes of violent sexuality and the anxiety of powerlessness and explore their implications for the fascist political aesthetics in which D’Annunzio played a pioneering role.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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