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

Authors : Muhammed Metin Çameli

Pages : 236-247

Doi:10.32600/huefd.1561451

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Publication Date : 2025-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

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, felsefe ve şiir, modern şiir

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