論瘋?cè)送m的悲劇意識(shí)與自然回歸

1、 On the Tragic Sense and Return to Nature in Wieland; Or the Transformation. An American Tale M.A.Candidate: Zhu Xiaowei Supervisor: Liu Yuhong Grade: 2007 Major: English Language or, The Transf

2、ormation: An American Tale, is always famous for its grisly plot and the exploration of ethics and religion. Dionysian and Apollonian are two basic human spirits, together they form the tragic sense during the process of

3、 human development. The tragic sense lies within the opposition of the characteristics of its protagonists (Carwin and Wieland), and also these are all indications of their contradictions with will in nature, a concept p

4、roposed by Schopenhauer. Through observing everything in the universe, Schopenhauer reaches to the conclusion that will is behind everything and nature is no exception. But his will in nature is blind. Nietzsche advanced

5、 Schopenhauer’s view. He thinks that human, rather than be content to the dependent state on the blind will of nature or just follow the corrupted social mores, should get their strength from the earth, make transvaluati

6、on, and develop them fully to be supermen through the will of power. Through the analysis of the tragic ends of the plot, the composition of tragic sense and its opposition of will in nature, this thesis intends to rea

7、ch to such a conclusion that only through the combination of Dionysian and Apollonian spirit and the dissolution of tragic sense which is based on anthropocentrism, could human achieve the goal of return to nature. Only