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1 online resource |
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WeltLiteraturen/World Literatures. Schriftenreihe der Friedrich Schlegel Graduiertenschule für literaturwissenschaftliche Studien ; Band 8 |
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WeltLiteraturen ; Bd. 8.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- 1. Artful Immorality: Imprimis -- 2. Ancient Cynicism -- 3.1. Elegant Expediency: Machiavelli's Il Principe (̃1513) -- 3.2. Acute Concinnity: Gracián's Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia (1647) -- 3.3. A 'Diogenes Redivivus': Diderot's Le Neveu De Rameau (̃1774 / 1805 / 1891) -- 3.4. Beyond Morality, Or Cynicism: Nietzsche's Nachgelassene Fragmente (1884-1889) -- 4. Morality's Contingency -- Scribal Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
'Cynicism' seems to be a viral word. Far from losing its function due to excessive use, it appears to be applied to almost anything deemed problematic - morally, societally, politically, culturally. This study aims at rendering scholarly expedient a term apparently innocent of any precise meaning, by providing precise descriptions of the cynical statement and the cynical stance in Machiavelli, Gracián, Diderot and Nietzsche |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
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Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658.
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Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.
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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.
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Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784 fast |
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Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658 fast |
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Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 fast |
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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900 fast |
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Cynicism.
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Cynicism
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3110431599 |
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9783110431599 |
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3110431831 |
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9783110431834 |
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